Bolt jobs

Post by **allah** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:46 pm

ill be at Gold coast tomorrow ill have to try adn dig somone up who will go there with me then.

I will admit it i am a chuffer (what is a Chuffer?)

Post by **SCIN** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:48 pm

Cool Piggy. We'll meet you at Purgatory then for the clip demonstration. Tomorrow at noon? See ya there.

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:33 pm

um, laundry day..yeah, that's it.

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:37 pm

can't give away my super secret clipping stance, ya know.....

Post by **J-Rock** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:32 pm

Allah, with your vision and your ability you really should continue drilling. Do whatever you can to find a drill, but get one somehow.

Post by **the lurkist** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:13 am

It is time to put the "Sport" back into sport climbing. Run em out...
Back in the day pre Porter, there was a naturally occuring nerd gate to climbing- it was all trad and gear pulled out regularly- not too many people were down for that type of recreation. Maybe the herd could be thinned out by a little darwinian natural selection again...

Post by **ynot** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:09 am

It's a good bet it will go the other direction. Trad won't exist and bolts will be 4 feet apart.

Post by **mcrib** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 3:31 am

I don't bolt routes and I don't complain about the bolts I clip. I do look at the quality of the rock I am climbing on. Reality is that within the past year I've been working routes where quickdraws failed and not the bolts they were clipped too. Did people whine and bitch to the companies that sold the biners or runners; maybe. I think that the people that make the effort (and that old and crusty bastard that posted above me is a perfect example) deserve respect. They bolt the routes, they clean the holds, they walk miles of cliff to find the best areas, and they share it with us freely.

Post by **J-Rock** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:01 am

It is sad that so many cracks are bolted these days. Perhaps in the future mixed routes will make a comeback.

Post by **haas** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:08 pm

J-Rock wrote:It is sad that so many cracks are bolted these days. Perhaps in the future mixed routes will make a comeback.

I agree J-Rock. The funny thing is is that it's standard fair out west and the northeast, but I can't figure out why it isn't as much in places like the Red. Don't worry though, I'll be doing my part on new routes....30 days and counting 'til I'm there