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Death Flakes at the Point 29-Oct-2014 At 1:33:23 PM sleake

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On 28/10/2014 Wendy wrote:
>I did Tenere and Man Overboard (amongst other things) last year, and I
>don't remember anything that was either normal choss coming off to be expected
>at the crag, or obvious and thus to be avoided. I'm not exactly renowned
>for my boldness, but I thought they were only really loose and hazardous
>if you expected them to be otherwise and climbed accordingly. Sure, people
>could get hurt, but people also need to take responsibility for their own
>judgement when climbing. It's when something that looks completely solid
>comes off that is more problematic, because you wouldn't be climbing with
>the possibility in mind.

I would agree that they are pretty clean now - though there is a block on tenere that ill check out next time - but I have yarded on it and it feld solidish - but I think it is just sitting there, rather than being keyed in - perhaps a candidate for some glue?

BUT I pulled a big - probably besa-block size chunk - out of tenere about a year ago - it was just after all the heavy rain which closed the road - and I assume the sand/gravel that held it in place washed out too. The block slid out really easily and demolished the area I had been standing while belaying.

Same as Man Overbaord - I was always suspect of a phone book block at the roof - then watched a friend pull it off and try to nail his belayer - all worked out in the end, just a few choice words between them!

So the question is - what to do

So far we have had a few for trundling, a few for bolting a few for leaving it for erosion.

Ill take a few photos next time Im down and hopefully can come up with some usefull options.

Cheers.