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Bolted route near the Mt Hay/Butterbox canyon exit 13-Jan-2014 At 3:57:27 PM sbm

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On 13/01/2014 nmonteith wrote:
>IMHO - one of the lovely things about canyoning is the lack of bolts. I
>love the dodgy raps off ingeniously wedged logs and flimsy trees. The original
>exit on that canyon is already way way overbolted - even for a sport route.
>It's effectively an aid bolt ladder now.

Eh I don't remember it being that bad...unless more have been added?

To be honest the quiet canyon retrobolting in the Bluies is more worrying than the usual climber's shenanigans. Claustral, Whungee Wheengee, Water Dragon, Tiger Snake (chopped?) and Nightmare off the top of my head. Plus it seems to be often done by commercial guiding companies.

Maybe the theme of Festival Of The Canyon this year could be "chopping retrobolts". Dangerouser Cliffs Australia t-shirts on sale. Dave Noble wielding a hammer and crowbar.