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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 31, 2014 - 11:37am PT
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What does your community do about "route developers" that put new lines 2-3 feet from existing lines, routes that cross other lines, or adding bolts despite sharing the same climbing sections???
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Aug 31, 2014 - 11:38am PT
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Buy them more bolts?
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Aug 31, 2014 - 11:39am PT
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We just shoot them up here
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Aug 31, 2014 - 11:48am PT
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You'd get better responses over on mountain project.
Oh wait.
Never mind.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aug 31, 2014 - 12:23pm PT
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Retrobolters are worse. Can't live with 'em, but shooting them can be problematic.
Looking to replace some normal bolts with radio controlled explosive bolts might be a solution,..
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Aug 31, 2014 - 01:39pm PT
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Hassan, CHOP!
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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 31, 2014 - 01:54pm PT
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The Larry
You'd get better responses over on mountain project.
Oh wait.
Never mind.
You mean because people on mp still climb?
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Aug 31, 2014 - 02:44pm PT
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cancel your gym membership............
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Aug 31, 2014 - 03:08pm PT
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Move to California
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Aug 31, 2014 - 03:24pm PT
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Chop em? If they feel so compelled to grid bolt, why wouldn't it seem reasoable to grid chop em?
Peace
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Aug 31, 2014 - 03:36pm PT
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ron,
love it that you want to start a fight over bolts, but sign 'peace'
merica!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Aug 31, 2014 - 04:37pm PT
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No such thing as too many bolts.......(or is there...)...
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Aug 31, 2014 - 08:24pm PT
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What does your community do about "route developers" that put new lines 2-3 feet from existing lines, routes that cross other lines, or adding bolts despite sharing the same climbing sections???
Color coded bolt hangers?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Aug 31, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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Tape works for me.
I learned that at the gym.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Aug 31, 2014 - 11:12pm PT
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from the mp link above
People are complaining that this is a squeeze job and are also able to place pro in the cracks. This is an example of over bolting and they should be removed!
if you're able top place pro in the cracks then do it. is someone forcing you to clip the bolts?
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Skitch and Scrubbing bubbles should take a boxing class or something. You guys NEED drama. Bad. Might be good to get those aggressions out.
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Ryan Tetz
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Yeah the East side could use a good rope pooping legend... Ian, Vic, and Collins head up there first thing in the morning! Remember you got to get their fixed ropes too though and stir it up with a stick and a can of beans... For full Yosemite tradition climb above them on another route when they are out climbing for the day and throw lunch bags of crap and try to go for a direct hit. You could always use a bigwall poop tube rigged as potato canon for best aim? When you see them on the descent trail later that day threaten them with maiming and broken bones in a large group. Then make them go to a sit down meeting with the INYO SAR and local sherrif! They can pitch their tent on the Zoo lawn and be consoled by Paul during the week while the hearing is conducted. Do not let it go for 30 years!
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Todd Townsend
Social climber
Bishop, CA
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It's probably best if we just chop the entire Mustache Wall and rebolt it in a 6'x6' grid. That way, no bolts will be too close together and routes can be described as a series of coordinates as you connect the dots up the rock. (ie. A1, B2, B3, C4, etc.)
Problem solved!
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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Make almost every climbing area wilderness so bolts can only be drilled by hand. That'll keep the BS bolts to a minimum.
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