Santiam Pinnacle HW20

[corvallisclimb]

Looking for info on who bolted these routes there. Looks to be mabey the work of Dave Tvedt, anyone know? I would like to get in contact with the person.

[retired]

Tyler, it was a dood from Sweet home, we used to call him the mad bolter. the santiam pinnacle used to be a hairy litle climb with about 4 quarter inchers protecting the pitch. It got retro bolted and I chopped all but the placements close to the originals. the bolts grew back and I left the area. see you tuesday

[billcoe]

Tyler, it was a dood from Sweet home, we used to call him the mad bolter. the santiam pinnacle used to be a hairy litle climb with about 4 quarter inchers protecting the pitch. It got retro bolted and I chopped all but the placements close to the originals. the bolts grew back and I left the area. see you tuesday

 

You been climbing at Rocky Butte Jim?

[corvallisclimb]

Cool thanks Jim, just was wondering the ratings of the newer lines, for a small guidebook project I am working on. See ya tuesday.

[kevbone]

Why did you go and chop them?

[corvallisclimb]

Because they retro-bolted a once prouder route. Did Jim not fully explain himself in his post?

[kevbone]

Sounds like "4 quarter inchers" is a poorly bolted scary route that probably does not see alot of accents, not nessesarly prouder.

[retired]

If you read carefully you willnotice it says I chopped all BUT the placements close to the originals. It's coming back to me now, His name was Mark and we actually called him the bosh cowboy...this was before I owned a bosh. we're talking a 5.6 route here BTW and the originals bolts upgraded to 3/8 would have been quite adequate.