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Gorges du Tarn, France 23-Aug-2011 At 10:18:49 PM phil_nev

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On 23/08/2011 trog wrote:
>Hey Phil,
>
>Someone told us a few months ago that a lot of bolts had been taken out
>or somehow routes closed recently after a death at Tarn, and that a lot
>of the climbing was out of commision until inspection/rebolting as required...
>did you see any sign of that?
>
>googling throws up this... but doesn't give a recent update
>http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=17457.0
>
>It didn't sound like you were affected, maybe I should put Gorges du tarn
>back on the itinerary for later this year...
>
>Looks like an awesome trip.

Yes, parts of that are true. Will reply with more details tomorrow. There wasnt a death, but ther was a bad accident resulting in closure of many routes and sectors. We got by without issue though it was frustrating to not be able to visit all the sectors.