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undersized carrots at the county 11-Jan-2011 At 1:18:01 PM gordoste

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On 11/01/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:
>I really think we really should start talking to the bolts and see what
>they think.
>
>The carrots have an end in sight.
>
>Its hard to say if the rings and Us have 1 or 2.

Nice.

However carrots do still have a place at some crags. Any bolt replacements at Buffalo (and they will be needed) should be stainless carrots as they are definitely part of the experience there. Sometimes you can't see them from the ground even if you know where to look. There can definitely be a sense of setting off into the great grey yonder... and I'm sure you've "enjoyed" clipping a carrot while balanced on a slab. It always seems to take an age ... find plate in chalkbag, put it on, grab a draw, clip it, pull up rope, clip it. For some reason your footholds suddenly seem a lot better as soon as you make the clip, especially when facing a 5m fall/slide down gritty less-than-vertical rock.