Removing bolts

[rob]

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!

[G-spotter]

The ARI website has some info.

[kevbone]

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…..

[Weekend_Climberz]

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.

[JosephH]

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;

[mattp]

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.

[JosephH]

They look like they'd be fine - but better if they came in stainless.

[rob]

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.

[kevbone]

Why do you want to know about chopping? Do you and IB have a date?

[Jason_Martin]

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

[rob]

Why do you want to know about chopping? Do you and IB have a date?

 

No. Just curious.

[builder206]

So...what's involved in removing bolts, anyway?

 

Leave bolts alone, you sociopath. Some of us need them to stand on.

[counterfeitfake]

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.

[rob]

hey, great! thanks