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Kaputar - Euglah Rock 26-Jan-2013 At 2:42:35 PM ChossDog

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OK. Now I'm angry.

I don't mind the old peg on The Idle Rich being replaced with a bolt (hopefully a hex-head?), but that sad list includes 4 of my other Lindsey routes that have been liquidated into clip-ups, and the rest of it is just as offensive. There's just no excuse. I presume on-one has had the gall to desecrate Aslan, or those bold routes on The Governor? The same should go for any route of any grade.

The fact is, those climbs were close to my technical limit then (still are) and were very satisfying achievements. (Btw 'The Idle Rich' was a deliberately sarcastic name, and unfortunately it has turned out to be prophetic.)

Putting all the thread comments together it sounds like the floodgates have opened at Kaputar, with restraint going out the window. It has to stop here. Reverse pressure needs to be applied. I'm an active climber but right out of the scene, so I'm not sure of the best strategy (or how to remove bolts cleanly). But I'd be happy to be involved in a 'corrective expedition'. I hope folks will keep discussing this problem and come up with an 'agreed' plan. Is it unusual that no-one has stuck out their neck on this thread to defend the bolting?

On a positive note, there was a bunch of us back then who realised that Kaputar had fantastic climbing (do you like bridging? who doesn't? Malice is a ripper Vanessa - but a soft touch eh?), so its nice that may other people are finding the same and enjoying the area's special (and diverse) delights. Its a climber's climbing area.

Kaputar is climbing heritage, and we should keep it that way.