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Loose anchors on Conifer Crack 1-Jun-2017 At 11:15:48 AM Dave_S

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Yeah, the safety of approaching those anchors unroped isn't ideal, but it's really only a grade 3-4 downclimb through the end of CC pitch 2 to get to a point where, standing on a ledge, you can reach into the gully to clip a personal tether into the bolts. But I guess the bolts couldn't have been placed in a higher, more accessible position, as then you'd risk people rapping off the ends of their 60m ropes.

So it's fine for anyone climbing Wyrd as they could easily handle the downclimb, fine for anyone climbing the first two pitches of CC, as they could just build a trad anchor in a more comfortable position left of the rap bolts and be able to reach the bolts while safe on their anchor, and fine for anyone climbing all 3 pitches of CC, as the downclimb off the pinnacle is possible sketchier than the downclimb to the rap station!