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You Yangs - Flinders Peak Bolting? 4-Aug-2010 At 4:34:37 PM ..::- Chris -::..

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Does anyone still bolt death routes ?

All the "modern day" sport routes i've been on seem to have a bolt every 2-3 meters...

I'm currently doing allot of climbing with some people just starting up in the sport and it does limit the choice of route for these guys / girls however I admit there are still are plenty of safe consumer classics....

Why are slabs in general more run out than overhung routes.... I'd rather take a whipper on a steep route than a slab.... never really understood this logic of long runouts on something your most likely to roll down as apposed to a nice clean fresh air fall on a steep route.....

I must admit it is nice when you overcome a climb, I onsighted Speed boat wankers (no big deal for most) but for me from the ground everytime i looked at this route i thought was a little under bolted, but once i got on it, i realized there were plenty of bolts when needed etc and it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be....

It's "usually" the case with these type of routes (bolts when you need them) (in my experience anyways)

Anyways overall i'm on the fence....

Please Continue the debate.... : )