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- From: elmar@ocf.berkeley.edu (Elmar Stefke)
- Newsgroups: rec.climbing
- Subject: CRAGMONT BOLTING
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 18:40:44 GMT
- Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
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- I recently checked out Cragmont (Berkeley) after a period of not climbing
- there, and to my horror found that the easy climbs on the East side had
- bolted toprope anchors. Does anybody know who is responsible for this
- absolute bullshit??? These bolts are more then an eyesore, they are comletely
- UNNECESSARY! People have been toproping and bouldering/soloing at Cragmont
- since the 1930's without resorting to the use of bolts (except for early aid
- routes). The East side routes have multiple possibilities for natural anchors
- (slinging trees, exposed roots, and rocks) in addition to providing a crack
- for pro on the left side of the face. I can't imagine why there should be
- bolts. They are more convenient (speak faster), but does that make them
- in anyway necessary? Did somebody live out their first practice bolt
- fantasy? Are they safer (not with all the other anchors available)?
- Elmar Stefke
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