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Loose anchors on Conifer Crack 3-Jun-2017 At 8:13:08 AM ajfclark

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On 2/06/2017 Grinder wrote:
>I'm going to guess that an individual has put the set-up in because they do the route often with beginners or clients. Saves them dealing with their inexperienced crew getting down the back way and gives them an abseil as well to supplement their adventure. Just a guess.

I guide. I would never use those bolts with clients. They are not located in a place that facilitates that kind of activity. They are located around the arete from a ledge. It'd be hard for the client to get started on that station, hard to see you clients on the way down, they end up on a ledge unsecured, etc

The back way is awesome with clients and way more fun as an adventure. If I really wanted to abseil them somewhere after doing conifer, I'd head back up onto the ledge above D Major and rap them behind Piccolo.

The only use I can see is if maybe you were using something finishing up the 2nd pitch of Conifer Crack as a warm up for something else on Red Wall?