Zckl Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Hey guys I’m a little new to the rebolting world and want to take on a project of rebolting a climb in my local area with some old bolts. All the bolts looks like wedge bolts until the last bolt which is this thing… https://imgur.com/TssucW3 Not even sure what this is or how to go about replacing it/does it even need replaced. Any info or advice would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 I don't know the answer. If I were to guess it would be a glue-in, but that is just a guess. I guess it could be a displacement too. https://climbinghouse.com/bolts-safety-guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertm Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Looks like a relatively new glue-in to me. If it doesn't twist with a fair amount of torque it should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) Stainless steel glue-in. Many manufacturers require them to be notched in. Info if needed: https://hownot2.com/blogs/bolting-bible Edited September 13 by rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedellympian Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Yeah, glue-in, but could still be old/bad. I've seen several lines with those get rebolted at Smith in the last few years. I even have an old one hanging in the garage that came off the Backbone on Monkey Face... looks identical but was no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rat Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) In addition, if that's a picture of the actual bolt, I would be suspicious for 2 reasons: 1. It appears under-drilled because the eye isn't flush w/ the rock let alone notched in. 2. There is zero epoxy showing around the outer perimeter of the hole. Edited September 13 by rat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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