The Peak district has been crying out for a bolt fund for a long time now. A lot of great routes have, and continue to become dangerous propositions due to the state of the often ancient in-situ gear. Hopefully the existence and promotion of an active bolt fund and re-bolting project should help to rectify this situation. In so doing not only will we maintain the popular routes we've all enjoyed, but help to re-vitalise routes and crags of undeniable quality which have slipped into disuse due to the state of the gear.

The success of this venture depends entirely on the generosity in time and money of the climbing community. As is so often the way, many of those with one to give are sorely short of the other. Hopefully the Peak Bolt Fund can join the dots by giving the time rich but money poor the tools, equipment and technical support needed to carry out some necessary work. If you have or do enjoy sport climbing in the peak please join the effort to keep the crags in good order.

Details of Re-equipping work and News can be found below:

Monday 23 June 2008

WCJ Cornice: Bolt Conditions

NB = needs new bolts

SB = some bolts need replacing or lower offs improving.

* = Routes that are mostly wet or unpopular and may not be worth rebolting.

Route

Bolt condition

Grade

8

Incapacity benefit (NEW ROUTE)

OK

7b

9

The Dole 1989

NB

7b+

10

Yorkshire 8b Will have a mix of stainless etc.

NB

8a+

11

Ape Index Never properly bolted.

NB

8b+

12

The Weakling New bolts around the crux only

SB

7c+

13

Brachiation Dance May need some new bolts and a better lower off (under lip)

SB

7b+

14

The Free Monster Needs better lower off (under lip)

OK

8a

15

The Auctioneer

OK

8a+

16

Rumble in the Jungle

OK

8a+

17

Monsterosity

OK

8b

18

Albatrossity Dodgy bolts on lower half have been replaced

SB

8a+

19

19a

Simons new route

NB

SB

8a+

8b

20

NB

8b

21

The Disillusioned Glue Machine rebolted a few years ago with the wrong bolts and hangers

NB

8a

22

Empire Burlesque Re bolted, however bolts may need to be repositioned

SB

7c+

23

The Nasty Man

Ok

7c

24

OK

7c+

25

NB

7c+

26

Atilla the Hun

NB

7a+

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