Boulder Blow Torch

Post by **overhung** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:34 pm

Maybe I'm out of the know, but what is this guy doing?

http://www.climbing.com/photo-video/gal ... dex10.html

Post by **DriskellHR** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:14 pm

looks like he may be trying to dry the problem, seems like too much work to me.

Post by **anticlmber** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:59 pm

its a great way to pop holds off of a wall, like popcorn only more dangerous.

DO NOT use this on sandstone, or any rock for that matter but sandstone especially.

Post by **ecp88** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:17 pm

Like anticlimber said, this is not a great idea. In masonry work it's call blazing - it's how masons finish off a cut piece of stone to look rough. The stone pops off when its heated up. Take a Kotex instead.

Post by **toad857** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:09 pm

i've seen blowtorchers at the red before, heating up the seeping holds on the legend.

Post by **mike_anderson** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:19 am

Toilet paper works pretty gud, and it doesn't fuk it up for anybody else.