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Araps Rebolting 18-Jan-2006 At 9:19:34 AM cantcrimp

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Well back to the original topic, the lower offs above Kachoong are no more. I was talking to someone who was at araps over the weekend and things are a changing. Many of the bolts that have been placed to replace fixed gear are on the out, or have already been removed.

What is up with a bolt in the traverse of Orestes? You are on jugs and there is a bomber cam placement next to the old peg… when there was one! What happened to the adventure? I would like some exciting routes left for me to climb. If you don't like that sort of climbing just don't do it.

As for the bolt on the face of Kachoong I am not that fussed that it is there. Looks like it will be gone soon and replaced with a peg. Replacing the peg over and over will scaring the rock more than the bolt. Maybe we should use expansion bolts rather than gule-ins as they are far easier to replace.

What we really need to do is come to a consensus on what is to be done. We cannot continue to place and remove bolts at random. We need to seek assistance on the placement of lower offs and replacing fixed gear rather than one person, or a few, making that decision for us as a whole. If we can reach an agreement before they are placed than we can save a lot of time, energy and cash replacing new bolts and than spending hours waxing lyrically about it on the internet. This goes for the removal as well. Who shoud decide? The comunity as a whole. We as climbers do not wholly own the rock and this sort of defacement could put our access at jeopardy.

I would rather spend my time on chockstone getting as much beta as possible so I can dog a route into submission rather than write up weekly reports on where I have found new bolts!