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Retrobolting at Arapiles 22-Jun-2012 At 10:46:30 PM ARidgley

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On 22/06/2012 One Day Hero wrote:
>Wow, it isn't difficult to pacify you! When were you there last? Early
>90's?

I trust people's word if that's what you mean. When someone accused of something tells me first hand that they haven't done it, I take them for their word. I trust the universe (other than the pins on Kachoong of course).

I was last there in 2004. Far too long ago, but certainly not the early 90's. At that stage I hadn't noticed too much other than a bolted thing on the cliff side of the Pilot Error pinacle. There were certainly 2 belay bolts on the belay ledge on Kachoong when I did it in the early 90s. I don't remember seeing any others.

If people are stupid enough to trust pins when there is good gear next to it then they deserve their Darwin award. We can't replace stupidity with bolts. However, if someone decided to replace the pin on Little Thor with a bolt then I wouldn't complain. There's nothing (to my memory) to back that up adequately, and that takes some BIG falls. I'm grey when it comes to this stuff other than to say fixed protection at Arapiles should be at a minimum but safe where it is critical. I see absolutely no reason for belay bolts anywhere at Arapiles. There is so much great gear.

Give me an accurate list of the new bolts and I will let you know my opinion (for what that's worth).