Real Rock Bolts and a Modern Mullet

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cleo

Social climber

wherever you go, there you are

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 19, 2015 - 02:08am PT

Real rock bolts (and a modern mullet!). What, exactly are those bolts doing?

Let's zoom out and look at the Big Picture. YIKES (the Real Rock Bolts, not the mullet!)!!!

Well, there were some signs on the way in... I suppose that's one way of dealing with the hazard?

Where DOES one find crazy rock bolts on cliffs AND mullets in this day and age? HINT: neither is uncommon here, although this is the only cliff that sports both real rock bolts and climbing rock bolts on the same piece of cliff (that I'm aware of!)

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Oct 19, 2015 - 04:22am PT

Looks like a southern thang....

Rock!...oopsie.

Trad climber

the pitch above you

Oct 19, 2015 - 04:48am PT

railroad cut?

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 19, 2015 - 10:45am PT

it keeps the rock from falling down! safety first!

c wilmot

climber

Oct 19, 2015 - 10:51am PT

Looks like the edge of this kind of system. could be the rocks fell anyways and it's not needed anymore

StahlBro

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Oct 19, 2015 - 11:03am PT

No way.

Real southern climbing has giant bolts that are painted around, and spray painted numbers so you don't need a topo

And during the summer you pour sweat just putting on your shoes.

Wayno

Big Wall climber

Seattle, WA

Oct 19, 2015 - 11:08am PT

If you look at the highway project at Snoqualamie Pass you will see tons of those real rock bolts in the area where they are trying to stabilize the rock faces along the highway. There is also some of the mesh like in c wilmot's pic. That or they are for holes for dynamite. Just kidding.