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Bolting Bluestone/basalt 13-May-2012 At 8:23:29 PM Ben_E

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>How many ascents do those 'modest granite blobs' get?

We're just writing up the descriptions at the moment. If they see sweet FA in the way of use, then yes, I'd agree that bolting them will have been a mistake. Hopefully that won't be the case, I think there's some decent routes amongst them and it's an area that sees some visits.

I guess I'm hoping that the OP here will make a reasonable judgement call along those lines.

If this wall of his brings together a committed group of local climbers in the summer evenings over the future years as they share picnics, hone their crimping skills, form romances and hatch plans to do Ozy the next spring etc etc, then hey, maybe the bolts are justified. If the only use it sees is by a couple of individuals a few times and the bolts gets people's backs up, then probably not.