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General Climbing Discussion

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mikllaw
24-Jul-2015
2:36:18 PM
I keep rough notes on new routes and rebolting .

Since 2008 (skipping a few years) I've placed over 1600 Ubolts (about half rebolting), over 300 carrots (mostly in the Grose), and driven over 15000 km specifically to go bolting (as opposed to bolting on a climbing day).

If a glued in Ubolt is ~$2 and petrol is about $1 per 10 km (12 km/L and $1.20 per L), I'm still paying twice as much for Ubolts than for driving.

Assuming a (slow) speed of making 30 Ubolts/hour, and driving at an average of 80 kph, I've spent more than 50 hours making ubolts, and almost 4 times as much driving to go bolting.

Maybe I should have spent the time training instead?

iMaClAwFaN
24-Jul-2015
3:55:22 PM

>Maybe I should have spent the time training instead?

No....Claw....what u should have done / still should do ....is get ur collective sh#t together , with Greg Child and Glen Tempest , and research & write the much needed

KIM CARRIGAN BIOGRAPHY !!!

Title : The Carrigan Years - 1975 to 1985 - From Henry Barber to Wolfgang Gullich

Size : A4 ....good for lots of text and big sexy pix

RRP : $ 49.95




Aus climbing doesnt need more of ur bolts .... it needs this book ....please ....



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mikllaw
24-Jul-2015
6:38:03 PM
>& write the much needed
>
>KIM CARRIGAN BIOGRAPHY !!!

But all the good stuff is still top secret
One Day Hero
24-Jul-2015
8:16:26 PM
On 24/07/2015 mikllaw wrote:

>Since 2008 (skipping a few years) I've placed over 1600 Ubolts (about
>half rebolting), over 300 carrots (mostly in the Grose), and driven over
>15000 km specifically to go bolting (as opposed to bolting on a climbing
>day).
>Maybe I should have spent the time training instead?

Meh, you were seriously past your prime by '08 anyway. Would 10000hrs of training and an inevitable slow decline have been at all satisfying? I'm incredibly appreciative of all the crag work you did instead.

E. Wells
24-Jul-2015
8:24:08 PM
Yup. I appreciate it too. My u's cost me 3.30, I gotta shop around better!
bentobox
24-Jul-2015
8:33:03 PM
Ive never climbed a bolted route but I'll be sure to forward you my dues should I ever attempt one.
mikllaw
25-Jul-2015
7:30:09 AM
even adding up all the driving to go climbing starts to make buying in blackheath in the 80s look like a smart option. I'm guessing most serious climbing would do 10-20k per year. Plus flights OS


Superstu
25-Jul-2015
9:02:29 AM
trad is cheaper

$3.30 per u bolt = $66 per pitch    vs    $3.99 for a new pair of undies, bargain


rodw
25-Jul-2015
10:10:56 AM
Just put up shorter routes.

Capt_mulch
25-Jul-2015
2:41:54 PM
A bio from Mikl on the SGS years (including Carrigan) would be interesting...

Capt_mulch
25-Jul-2015
2:43:51 PM
Mikl - I used to hear rumors about you guys buildering around central Sydney - do tell...

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