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The Eyrie, Mt Boyce retrobolted! Badly... 1-Jan-2017 At 4:45:03 PM Jayford4321

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On 1-Jan-2017 E. Wells wrote:
>Never itching , but sure , can do that. I guess my question is which hardware
>to use as I would tend toward a rebolt (like for like , with only difference
>being stainless glue in) on a climb where it is possible to stand upright
>on your feet and not fall backward. However there seems to be alot of people
>who oppose the continuation of bolts that require bolt plates. It is one
>thing to insist on community consultation but who ultimately makes the
>call in regards to REBOLTS. I personally wouldnt want to see rings or u's
>in Khe san or Dan the Bulldog but alot of people oppose the use of machine
>bolts so I think some routes will forever have bolts that are less dependable
>simply because its not worth the supposed controversy of replacing them.
>I am thinking of rebolts , not retros. So...back to my question , which
>is not entirely hypothetical , if I want to replace bolts specifically
>on Another Mans Juliet , which hardware do I use. I await community consultation.
>Otherwise anonymity will be the default of bolt replacement.

New shred peraps as we havnt finishD tha roast meal here?

An wotcha got against macho?
I reckon no matta Ur climb Gd there iz macho involvD. Just Dpendz on tha audience dont it?