MrGecko Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 But seriously... READ IT! http://www.climbing.com/climber/built-to-last/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 if a sport climber breaks a bolt and goes screaming to his death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerritD Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 This article is very relevant to my interests. I have been looking at bolting some routes locally and I have done a ton of research to figure out what we need west of the cascade crest. Personally I decided that zinc plated steel is not good enough around here. As they mention in the article it will work for a few years but needs to replaced sooner so eventually the crags are going to be covered in old rusted holes and clipped bolts. I think that we should at least be using stainless steel and I am even considering marine grade just to save myself from replacing it 10 years from now. I don't see bolts discussed much on here other than flaming about alpine descent routes. What are other opinions about what kind of materials should be used for bolting in Western Washington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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