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Kaputar - Euglah Rock 31-Jan-2013 At 1:10:37 PM bigfish

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The chiselling i encountered was east around from the the 1st climb listed in the guide. A way around past a few dingo caves. As far as i could see they where the only 3 routes in that area. ( i wonder for how long)

I imagined a place like Euglah rock would have originally been a place to climb where routes were a little bit more exposed. From the look out i was in awe of the Plug. I imagined beautiful untouched climbs, like that at frog.

I was utterly amazed at the amount of bolts there, and how close they were to each other. It definitely left me with a different impression to what i was expecting when i reached the rock. Yes some of the aretes do look like good lines, but others look like they have just been bolted, because there was a space inbetween. A spot like that should have some sort of adventure in it.

I agree that the bolters should be encouraged to learn from older and the wider climbing community not to spoil these places just for the sake of another route.
I recently enjoyed reading the article in the sep/nov rock magazine about Zac Vertrees freeing of Cul de Sac. A great read, and what an adventure. I would like to think that in my lifetime i would get to experience something like that.