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Bolting in the Warrumbungles 6-Jun-2011 At 12:48:02 PM GoUp!

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'Sadly, not everyone who goes to the Bungles is as skilled as you are and sometimes they get into trouble even on one of the easiest climbs there. And, in the stress of a retreat situation, especially if there is a storm or an injury to cope with, they may not be in a position to place the most reliable pieces of backup equipment. It seems leaving the decaying piton alone is a poor legacy to a party that has a true need of a more reliable anchor.

I recommend you return and replace the necessary bolts to make the liklihood of an accident negligible.'

I strongly recommend that you and other punters get your shit together before launching out on routes in the Warrumbungles. Mate, they are seriously some of the most commiting adventure routes in Australia and make great training for alpine-style rock routes in other parts of the world. I think you should not be climbing there if you are not experienced for the gig, and if you are suitably experienced then you should be able to get off the route without the removed-anchor.
If you launch up on the route without suitable experience and have an accident I'd be thinking you'd be negligible and at fault, particularly if you know the anchor has gone - not the people removing anchors.

I'm not trying to spout elitism here but the situation is that the Warrumbungles is a more 'serious' place to climb than most other crags. Aspire to do the routes as they were put up (or in better style if possible!), not conspire to bring the routes down to your hardness and/or safety level.