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Ben Lomond Bolts Removed 14-Apr-2007 At 11:00:25 AM harold

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Its a bit of a waste of time consulting parks about bolting as their policy seems to be set in stone. If its part of a commercial operation which encourage more tourism then yes. If it is for a small tight ass recreational group then a bit fat no. Self regulation is the way to go and the ben is a good example. The people who developed the area and most people who climb there agree that the Ben is a premier trad/crack climbing area and should be left in its natural state as best as possible. The walk down from the Flutes is a nice stroll doesnt suffer from any erosion problems.
Ive only climbed there once but it was one of the more memorable places I have climbed at, made all the more hilarious by the stream of Dutch swear words following me up as one of my Dutch friends attempted to add 10 grades to the climb by doing 80m of laybacking. Good times!