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Bolts on Culm

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 Joel Perkin 11 Mar 2014
What's everyone's thoughts about bolts on Culm?
 Mick Ward 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

What are yours'?

Mick
 The Pylon King 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

In a quarry, yes, possibly.
 gg4419 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

Most definitely not
 Mark Collins 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

Won't the rock simply turn to dust, if you point a drill at it?
 top cat 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

Don't be silly. Well, you did ask.
 Skip 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

New bolts, retro bolting, or the use of existing bolts?
Bolts to protect climbs or to set up anchors?
 atrendall 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

What's going on in the South West? Stainless steel lower off at Lower Sharpnose, a thread debating the need for an abseil station on the Dewerstone presumably with fixed gear and now this thread.
OP Joel Perkin 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

I was just wondering, stumbled apon a bolted route on the culm today and was a little taken aback, curious why I had not heard about it previously but it turns out its a know about crag which was bolted a few years back. Too hard for any one operating under about 7c. I was also surprised it was still there after this weather!
 Ffion Blethyn 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

> .. stumbled apon a bolted route on the culm today ...

Which one?

andyathome 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

> What's everyone's thoughts about bolts on Culm?

Can't speak for 'everyone' but my personal thoughts are 'no'. Why would anyone want to?
 Dave Garnett 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:
> (In reply to Joel Perkin)
>
> stumbled apon a bolted route on the culm today

Was it lying on the beach?!
OP Joel Perkin 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Ffion Blethyn:

Is there more than one?
OP Joel Perkin 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Dave Garnett:

No, surprisingly, wouldn't want to fall on the bolts though, as the rock didn't look like high quality culm.
 Iain Peters 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Ffion Blethyn:

It's on the L wall of a cave near Menachurch Point. Their (the bolts) days are numbered. Thanks to Gareth Palmer who removed the mysterious bolts at Carn Gowla as far as I know these, a few rusting relics on The Haze, also at CG and a micro route or two near Widemouth, are the only bolts in over 100 miles of sea cliff on the N coast.
 Ffion Blethyn 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Iain Peters:

Thanks, Iain. Good work on the removals.
 Ffion Blethyn 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Joel Perkin:

> Is there more than one?

More than one route, yes. Hopefully fewer than one bolt :+)
OP Joel Perkin 11 Mar 2014
In reply to Iain Peters:

Ahh, I discovered the micro routes at widemouth.
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