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Making use of bridges and buildings, Melbourne ? 20-Dec-2011 At 3:56:55 PM ..::- Chris -::..

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On 20/12/2011 dalai wrote:
>
>With the Y pillars under Burke rd at the Eastern Freeway - bolters were
>reported to the police and nearly got their gear confiscated.
>
>Heidelberg Rd bridge seems tolerated given the carrot have been there
>a few decades? Same with the bolted pillars under Bridge rd and on the
>back side of Richmond Bridge. Some other local glue ups have survived too.
>
>Pretty big expense if also bolting on holds as shown in the video, especially
>given the risk of the wall being removed.

Are the holds bolted or glued on ? I thought they looked glued to me...

Not that i'd ever do it, but getting a bunch of old crappy holds or glueing on same natural rock type holds (like old burnly) wouldn't be much and putting in 12 dyno bolts / lower offs....