General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
Should we stop placing carrots?	10-Feb-2009 At 2:34:43 PM	Lee C
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On 10/02/2009 simey wrote: >On 10/02/2009 Lee C wrote: >>The problem with a well placed appropriate sized expansion is not strength >but longevity. > >Would a carrot bolt exposed to the same stresses as a well placed expansion >bolt loosen in a similar fashion over time? > They don't seem to strangely enough. Possibly because expansions are reliant on rock quality further away from the strong stuff at the surface whereas carrots are reliant on the rock quality at the surface. And boy oh boy there is some real cheese lurking 50-100mm below the surface up here!

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