In our case above, using ladders or SRT was such a massive ball ache for the pitch concerned that everyone was fed up with it, and we had digging to do beyond it. Plus, immediately below the pitch is a tight vertical squeeze that required everyone to take their SRT kit off in the remaining confined space first to get through it - and obviously then had to put it all back on again to go back up. I was happy free-climbing it, but the smaller members weren't, and fair enough. This system makes it safer, quicker and more interesting to climb, and folks can still wear a basic harness and cowstails if they want more protection, so I'm quite comfortable with the decision we made. As I mentioned before, if anyone had any issues with the installation, they certainly never expressed them, and most who've commented seem to really like it.