Infinite Bliss on Mt. Garfield rock fall
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Seamstress

Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
Oct 3, 2014 - 01:09pm PT
I was away when this accident happened - and very interested in understanding the circumstances. I can't imagine that the damaged bolts would be the issue. From what I have read, they were on pitch two. Frequently climbers can combine pitches. There is a rap anchor and the pitch anchor in close proximity there. There is also a crack where a decent anchor can be built in that vicinity. While the bolts are very sparse on the first couple of pitches, you can go up to a series of bolts in that neighborhood, too. This person's resume indicates that he could deal with a damaged anchor in that neighborhood.

However, there is a drumbeat of rockfall on that route down low. The bolts are very widely spaced down low. A lot of teams simul-climb the opening pitches. It would be educational to know what happened.
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