Route tags

[Meadows]

Are routes in Muir still tagged and if they are, what is the meaning of each color? I did a search for this info and failed to find anything.

[Mike Jones]

I think routes that are tagged green in Muir have been checked and approved for climbing. If this is wrong, someone please correct me. But Yasmeen was out checking routes that were tagged green only to find out they had already been cleared.

[Meadows]

So they are "gringo" routes?

[pigsteak]

check with Rick for specifics. but my latest understanding was tags were originally being put on the first bolt when a route was re-opened. Then, tags were falling off as draws were hung and cutting the ribbon, thereby causing confusion. So most of Muir Valley is open.

I do know there were a few routes at the Solarium and Sanctuary that were closed still, but otherwise all cleared.

[Meadows]

check with Rick for specifics.

Thanks, I tried creating an account on muirvalley.com, but haven't received the green tag for use yet. So I checked here.

[weber]

Are routes in Muir still tagged and if they are, what is the meaning of each color? I did a search for this info and failed to find anything.

All the routes except for a few at the Sanctuary and Solarium are open. The Muir Valley Online Route Guide (http://www.muirvalley.com/muirvalley_guide.php) lists all open and closed routes in the valley, as well as other useful info. It also provides a route search function and a real time pdf generator to create a mini guidebook for those routes one selects using the search tool.

If you see ribbons, ignore them. They are left over from the inspection.

Rick


Posted here October 18, 2006:

Report on 2006 Bolt Inspection in Muir Valley:

We’ve received a number of questions regarding the status and results of hardware inspection in Muir Valley, as well as questions regarding which routes have reopened. Over the past few months, almost all of the bolts and anchor hardware in the Valley have been visually inspected and checked for appropriate torque values. About 12 of the steeper routes remain temporarily closed until their bolts have been inspected and/or replaced with glue-ins. (Any volunteers?) The remaining 220+ open routes have been checked and reopened.

The MV Route Developers’ Database provides an inventory of every piece of hardware on every route and the inspection results of each piece. Of the 1673 bolts inspected this year, only four were found to be “loose, â€

[Meadows]

Thank you.

[chriss]

From the online guidebook here, it appears that everything is open at the solarium. Is this not the case? They just changed recently, so I assumed they had been reopened.

[weber]

The Muir Valley Online Route Guide shows Urban Voodoo, Summer Sunshine, So Long Mr. Petey, and Super Best Friends temporarily closed. They will reopen when we find someone to check the existing bolts and install glue-ins where appropriate.

Rick