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Bolting Bluestone/basalt 13-May-2012 At 2:40:32 PM Ben_E

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Hard to really comment without knowing anything about the wall in question (how much it is in public sight, how many people will actually ever climb on it etc), but even if grid bolting it doesn't get you in trouble with any of the relevant authorities I'd be asking how justifiable it is.

Don't get me wrong, I can understand wanting to make the most of the climbing resources you have; I climb/boulder on bluestone walls around Melbourne and I've been involved in bolting some fairly modest granite blobs which might not merit bolting if there was longer climbing around.

All the same, it seems likely any bolts you stick in will probably be rusting away there in a few decades time when you and the couple of other people who may climb on this wall have long since lost interest and moved on - seems a shame when most non-climbers don't see fixed hardware as all that aesthetically pleasing.

I can sort of see bomber pro's point (assuming he wasn't just trolling) and in general would argue in favor of public use of public space, which would include being able to climb on stuff (though his Spanish example of labeled chips sounds like a dystopia to me).

If there are already 3 routes to lead and toprope anchors on this wall it sounds like it's got all the modifications it really needs.