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>By chopping bolts the choppers are making a safety decision for all those
>that follow.
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The lower offs and rap stations that have been and are in the process of being chopped were placed for convenience not safety (not there for erosion control either).
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>There are many abseil bolts that were not there 20+ years ago which make
>descending safer. Many of the trees we used to abseil off no longer exist.
> Not to mention some of the down climbs we used to do. So yes it is a safety
>issue.
I can't think of one example of this at the Piles?