rob Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 So...what's involved in removing bolts, anyway? My knowledge of bolts is very limited.... Assuming we're dealing with expansion bolts, can you just take it out the same way it went in? Or, do you have to pry it out with a crowbar? Is there a sleeve you have to get out? What about glue-ins? Do you have to saw them off? How does one fill the hole? Simple epoxy and a little dirt to hide it? What if the bolt shears while trying to remove it? Saw off the end? Dumb questions? I'm not into sport climbing, so I never really learned anything about bolts, or how to remove them. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The ARI website has some info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Removing an expansion bolt out is very difficult. You will most likely have to saw it off. It seems everyone who has experience in these matters has there own way of doing it….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Dude There was a thread about this about a year ago that ended up being a zillion pages. Basically a crowbar would be needed for most everything, except for glue-ins. Those are hack saw territory. I've been advocating using the type of bolts that Mattp uses that are completely removable, allowing for easy replacement. These only leave a hole that can easily be epoxied and gritted to match the surronding rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 You need to attend a Route Restoration Clinic. See about halfway down this page for details: http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1189141; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Actually, most of what I've used have been the typical wedge anchors that most climbers use and they are not readily removable. I am interested in those Hilti Coil anchors, which some climbers seem to really fear, and I have used them on one climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 They look like they'd be fine - but better if they came in stainless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 cool, thanks for the pointers guys. I tried searching for a similar thread, but I couldn't find it. But, I never can find anything with the search engine on cc.com anyway, except for some thread about the nodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Why do you want to know about chopping? Do you and IB have a date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Martin Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hacksaws and crowbars are only needed for old or weirdly placed bolts. Glue-ins are the hardest to remove as you have to heat them up with a torch. Tons of info on this can be found at: http://www.safeclimbing.com/education.htm Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Why do you want to know about chopping? Do you and IB have a date? No. Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 So...what's involved in removing bolts, anyway? Leave bolts alone, you sociopath. Some of us need them to stand on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfeitfake Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I remembered and went looking for the thread referred to earlier. You can type your search into google and add "site:cascadeclimbers.com/forum" on the end to make sure it looks here only. It should be no surprise that it was Joseph H who provided the instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 hey, great! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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