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The Irish Solution to The Ben Lomond Problem 24-Jan-2018 At 3:50:58 PM ima.seriousyoungliza

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ODH wrote
>Because removing bolts is giant pain in the arse (much more than placing them). Also, even if you do >a perfect job, the damage the bolter did to the rock remains. Somehow this seems to get blamed on >the de-bolter, I don't really understand the logic so just file under "sport climbers are retards".

this from thesarvo@2007

.'...At Coles Bay this weekend I was dismayed to see that someone had chopped the bolts at the top of Lightfingered Madison. I agree totally that the bolts were an unnecessary eyesore but what is there now is worse. The deed appears to have been done with a hacksaw which has resulted in about 10mm of steel protruding from the rock. Even in the short time the bolts were there they had begun to rust, chopping them and leaving 4 stubbs protruding will significantly increase their visual impact (as they will rust more quickly and leave orange stains)........Had the bolts not been chopped they could have been removed by heating the bolts and glue and simply pulling them out...'

AND

.'... if the melting of the glue dosent work just drill a hole parallel down the stub of the bolt and then rip it out! then all you have to do is smear some SIKA over the holes and wala. job done...'
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