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Further to the now archived thread...

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=564819&v=1#x7513495

It appears that some positive action has finally been taken at Craig Arthur, well done Pat and Tim

Pat Littlejohn comments on Nick’s Blog…

Yesterday (Nov 19) Tim Neill and I removed bolts from Friday the Thirteenth and Manic Mechanic. The sport route on the left side of the wall (Revival of the Latest) is not affected, and Relentless can still be climbed as a sport route either by doing a mildly ‘runout’ section to pass through Friday the Thirteenth or carrying a couple of small/medium wires to protect. Two pegs which had been placed in the upper part of Friday the Thirteenth since the first ascent (and beside perfect wire placements) were also removed. Hopefully things can now ‘settle down’ on this excellent wall and there will be no further need to remove bolts on outstanding trad climbs.

http://nickbullock-climber.co.uk/2013/10/01/oblivious/

In reply to Sl@te Head:
Great to hear this - Craig Arthur is no place for retro bolting or grid bolting. Admittedly it is a mixed crag and there are a fair few pegs on some of the trad routes (not all of them essential) but at the end of the day it is a superb trad crag and bolts must not be allowed to encroach on the trad routes there.

In reply to Sl@te Head:

Thanks for sharing this Ian - sounds like avery sensible solution to the previous situation. Hopefully the perpetrator can now stick to quarried rock...