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Clipped bolt plate came off carrot bolt 29-Sep-2013 At 10:46:02 PM harold
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On 29/09/2013 ehestigoni wrote:

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>On my way down I stopped to inspect a few carrots including the first
>one (which the bracket came off from). All carrots on that route have the
>same size and did not have the edges grind.
>

so did you check to see how the dynotron biner came off, and if any other biner types could come off too.
Any idea what size the bolts were, 3/8th or smaller? I noticed climbing below the hang glidler ramp at Mt Buffalo the carrots were smaller than I was used to. I checked and my old biners seemed just ok but I was thinking modern biners would probably be able to come off.

Modern light biners are skinnier than the old ones and they're all slightly different, so you really need to check each type these days. Clip the biner to the bolt and try every possible way it could come off so you know for sure. Still you have to be unlucky because the biner has to be in the perfect place to let the plate lift off.

Its not surprising that it was the first draw that came off as the first piece is usually the most subject to being pulled upwards when the climber is higher up and pulls up rope. Same reason as why wires can lift out when its your first piece.

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