My prediction for 2008...

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What crag/area will see a catastrophic bolt failure?

Funk Rock City
15
30%
Muir
3
6%
PMRP (newer route)
1
2%
PMRP (older route)
1
2%
Motherlode
3
6%
Long Wall
0
No votes
Pebble beach
1
2%
Pistol Ridge
1
2%
Other
6
12%
None will fail
19
38%
 
Total votes: 50

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Post by rockman »

Teamsuckclimbing.com is now updated...
and thanks for noticing.
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thanks for sucking, rockman
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Post by ynot »

I suppose I would have had a more favorable impression if I had been talking to you Lurkist instead of listening to Terry rant because some sport climber asked him to fix a bolt. It's good to see that bolters care more now than in the past. I've used the scary bedrail hangers with holes so small you couldn't get a locker in it and the hammered pins at Tower and Raven's Rock and the ancient pitons at Seneca. Wes is right. That stuff is a time bomb and springtime will tell.
Several routes had anchors fixed through ARI and I think Team Suck did a lot of it. Good work but there is lots more that need some attention.
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Post by 512OW »

I've heard alot of sport climbers bitch about bolts that seem just fine.

Then again, SCIN and I use to rap off of slotted knots of webbing so we could steal the old gear at the anchors. Rusty bolts seemed BOMBER!!!
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Post by ynot »

I found two or three of those too. One was on Cavers. Who the hell can't get up Cavers? was that you Piggy?
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Post by caribe »

Great thread Wes!
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Post by Meadows »

Pru wrote:thanks for sucking, rockman
touché
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Post by krampus »

my prediction for 2008 is that republicans will take the office again and ban all things fun promptly eliminating the need for this thread as rock climbing and even park entering will no longer be permitted.
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Post by Lander »

ynot is right! Whoever did the FA of Cavers should get their ass out of the nursing home, cinch up the colostomy bag and replace that bolt! I mean obviously its their responsibility to the community who aren't capable of looking out for their own safety. :roll: Rock climbing, even sport climbing, is inherently dangerous. That said, I'd be totally psyched to lend a hand with the re-equipping at Funk Rock. It's overdue.
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Post by ynot »

in crust we trust.
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