bolts and anchors in the red

Gaston? High Step? Drop Knee? Talk in here.
Paul3eb
Posts: 2445
Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:49 am

bolts and anchors in the red

Post by Paul3eb »

bolts and anchors have obviously become an issue in the red. since many of the lines were developed in the 90's, many of the bolts have decade old equipment on them. so far as i know, only one bolt has ever fully pulled and no one was hurt (this was on "sand" at roadside.. ask lurkist for more info).

there are some people out there who have been incredibly generous in donating large amounts of time and money in updating and maintaining some of these bolts and anchors. still, not everything can be covered. bentley took these pictures last week from a few routes at the motherload.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

just keep your eyes open, post up about anything you question, and thank everyone who helps keep this stuff safe and up-to-date. to name a few (a very incomplete list) who help out (add to the list if i left anyone out):

wes
sunshine
goodguy
allah
pigsteak
j-rock
squeeze
rockman
rro
rhino
bentley
snake
and great loves will one day have to part -smashing pumpkins
User avatar
pigsteak
Posts: 9684
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:49 pm

Post by pigsteak »

those stainless hangers still look good. can I have them to re-use? :wink:
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
Yasmeen
Posts: 4663
Joined: Tue Oct 08, 2002 10:42 am

Post by Yasmeen »

Thanks, Bentley-- it's good to see what you're trusting your life to sometimes. What routes are those from?
"I snatched defeat from the jaws of victory." --Paul
---
(Emails > PMs)
Paul3eb
Posts: 2445
Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:49 am

Post by Paul3eb »

worn anchors were from "convicted" and "kick me in the jimmy". cut bolt was from "bohica"
and great loves will one day have to part -smashing pumpkins
rhunt
Posts: 3202
Joined: Thu May 29, 2003 12:02 pm

Post by rhunt »

My friend Mike fell on the first bolt on Pocket Pussy way back in the day, before Mark owned Torrent, and it ripped out of the wall. Mike landed on his back with his shoulders hanging over that ledge. He was pretty lucky. The story goes that he didn't even fall he just said "take" and then POP!! So there are two cases where bolts have pulled out of the rock at the Red. It can happen but not if we are aggressive about replacing bolts. I'd like to see a season of all new route development stopped at all the cliffs at the Red and time and money be spent at updating all the cliff before new route development resumes. I would like to help, I think that would be a great way for me to learn how to drill routes. Hand drilling at Funk Rock will suck but I would hate to see someone get hurt plus just think what the FS might do if someone does get hurt...the easiest thing for them to do is close the cliff to climbing.
"Climbing is the spice, not the meal." ~ Lurkist
RRO
Posts: 1949
Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:18 am

Post by RRO »

def not gonna stop drilling in the sr but will do more with anchor replacement this season. if you ever get down during the week rhunt let me know and we can roll out and get started on some. i was at fortres today and noticed some anchors need dealt with pretty soon.
http://www.redriveroutdoors.com

If you need to contact me , email me. Less Internet, less stress
User avatar
pigsteak
Posts: 9684
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:49 pm

Post by pigsteak »

or rhunt, if you want to help out, take up a serious collection of cash and buy us some good hardware. i'll do the leg work with the hardware available.
Positive vibes brah...positive vibes.
User avatar
ynot
Posts: 6432
Joined: Mon Oct 07, 2002 1:02 am

Post by ynot »

Some of the bolts at Fortress were upgraded not too long ago. It was a huge improvement, thanks to those who did it.
"Everyone should have a plan for the zombie apocolipse" Courtney
RRO
Posts: 1949
Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:18 am

Post by RRO »

yeah fortress has had some work done, props to the people that did it. just a few more routes to finish up. calypso 2 needs new anchors, i will try to get that done soon.
http://www.redriveroutdoors.com

If you need to contact me , email me. Less Internet, less stress
the lurkist
Posts: 2240
Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:07 pm

Post by the lurkist »

From those pictures posted here those bolts do look sketchey, but aside from wear around the head of the one bolt that happend because of a loose hanger spinning around, the rest of the bolts look okay to me. I have taken many bolts in the lode apart and for the most part the rust is very superficial.
I am not trying to dissuade Bentley or anyone else from sevicing routes (my thanks for your work), but to reassure...
The problem with bolts are loose hangers.
The problem with anchors are ones that allow (or invite) easy toproping through them. This is my main arguement for chains- they force folks to use their own draws (until they are done with the route and thread the chains to clean it).
"It really is all good ! My thinking only occasionally calls it differently..."
Normie
Post Reply