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Freak occurrence? Bolt plate coming off 16-Jun-2016 At 9:38:41 PM patto

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On 16/06/2016 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>It isn't an issue that worries me as I've always regarded carrots as requiring
>a certain amount of respect but no more so than the same caution applied
>to trad gear.
>Climbing has inherent dangers. This is just one of them; especially if
>blind faith without logical analysis (read common sense), is being applied
>to the game we play whilst doing it.
>;-)

Pretty much my attitude. I approach carrots with the same degree of caution as I approach the rest of trad climbing. I certainly don't view carrots on the same level as a well bolted sport climb, but most carrots I encounter are certainly not of the nicely spaced sport climbing variety.

Should the continue to be used? I'll leave that debate to those who are actually bolting things.