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Bolting Bluestone/basalt 13-May-2012 At 9:26:41 AM salty crag

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On 12/05/2012 nmonteith wrote:
Most Bluestone comes from flat lava beds. The only climbing on bluestone
like rock in Victoria is probably Lodden River Falls, which is mostly a
tottering pile of loose blocks stacked on top of each other.

We have a huge bluestone quarry down here, the lake in the centre of it is the size of a footy oval. Its ringed by vertical walls that vary from 4 to 20 metres. Looks great from the distance but a total choss pile. The powder monkeys shattered the rock leaving bits that would climb ok surrounded by deadly loose shards and flakes. There is one clean line I'm keen to try (on trad) but the keep out/warning signs say I'll be shot on sight.

A couple of the old bluestone churches in our town hold huge potential!!!! would god mind if I grid bolted his temple.