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Grounder at Araps 10-Jan-2010 At 3:07:16 PM porkpie

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Just returned from a week at Araps - what an awesome crag - I won't leave it 11 years between visits again.

My mate did take a Borris Becker (Decker) on an obscure little route called Cheepers up near Dreadnaught Gully. Adz had clipped a dodgy carrot bolt (positioned so the load was right across the straight gate) then clipped a fixed sling at the lip. He took a small fall and the sling snapped sending him swinging into the boulders below just as the rope was taking up - thankfully the bolt/biner held.

I was lucky as only moments earlier I had clipped the sling declaring it a little worn and bleached but propably ok. Poor judgement in hindsight - sorry Adz. I was wandering if anyone knew how long this sling has been there? I reakon I have clipped lots more manky slings in various canyons in the blues.

It is not a bad route - very short but nice photos (better than the uber popular Pilot Error). Don't want to ruin the crag but would the Natimuk Bolting Fairies accept a donation to replace the dodgy carrot and maybe place a bolt instead of a fixed sling (very ugly)? Don't want to start a bolting war - just a (sensible?)suggestion me thinks.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/karry327/bazcheepers2-1.jpg