Chockstone Forum

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

Chockstone Photography

Australian Landscape Prints

Chockstone Forum - Trip Reports

Tells Us About Your Latest Trip!

Topic Date User

TR - Mt Buffalo Southside Gorge FA 13-Apr-2018 At 11:45:24 PM PeterW

Message

On 13-Apr-2018 bigchris wrote:
>I also pulled the lip of Country Road and then fell out of the headwall.
>Those bolts need to be replaced. Or even for historical value, it would
>be much easier if they stayed where they were and two bolts were put in
>the wall to the right. That's an accident/death waiting to happen (we actually
>had a couple of cams in the crack which made the belay freaking uncomfortable
>- but you get my point).

Are you talking about the bolts at the belay at the top of the first pitch? Or has someone added other bolts? I guess the belay bolts could probably do with updating after 42+ years! :-)

BTW, cams? Just remember it was originally climbed with only passive gear! Hexes, and maybe tube chocks (I forget now).