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, 30 June 2008
Rubicon
Re-equipped with 12mm stainless glue-ins. A new lower off was also added instead of the old twin pegs. The old bolts (allen key) still need removing.
Hot fun Closing:
Wire replaced with a 12mm glue in, as was the peg (bolt placed above the break). The first bolt was removed and the hole filled. Currently it has not been replaced as it appeared to be superfluous.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Current Condition of Fixed Gear
Cheedale Cornice
WCJ Cornice
Rubicon
which indicate which bolts require re-bolting/cleaning etc.
Please DO NOT rely on the condition listed being accurate, observation was made entirely from the ground.
The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.
Rubicon: Bolt observations
| 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 | |
| ? | 7b | ||
| T | E5 6b | ||
| Salar Maybe an extra lower off bolt | ok | 8a+ | |
| ok | 8a+ | ||
| Eugenics (OPEN PROJECT) | x | ? | |
| NB | 7c+ | ||
| NB | 8a | ||
| Too Old to be Bold Galvanised hangers on stainless bolts. Needs Replacing. | NB | 7c | |
| NB | 8a | ||
| New resin bolts 2008 | 8a | ||
| New resin bolts 2008 | 8b | ||
| NB | 8c | ||
| ? | 7a+ | ||
| OK | 7a+ | ||
| ? | 7b | ||
| | E5 6b | ||
| ? | 7a |
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 | |
| Incapacity benefit (NEW ROUTE)
| OK | 7b | |
| NB | 7b+ | ||
| Yorkshire 8b Will have a mix of stainless etc. | NB | 8a+ | |
| Ape Index Never properly bolted. | NB | 8b+ | |
| The Weakling New bolts around the crux only | SB | 7c+ | |
| Brachiation Dance May need some new bolts and a better lower off (under lip)
| SB | 7b+ | |
| The Free Monster Needs better lower off (under lip) | OK | 8a | |
| OK | 8a+ | ||
| OK | 8a+ | ||
| OK | 8b | ||
| Albatrossity Dodgy bolts on lower half have been replaced | SB | 8a+ | |
| Simons new route | NB SB | 8a+ 8b | |
| NB | 8b | ||
| The Disillusioned Glue Machine rebolted a few years ago with the wrong bolts and hangers | NB | 8a | |
| Empire Burlesque Re bolted, however bolts may need to be repositioned | SB | 7c+ | |
| Ok | 7c | ||
| OK | 7c+ | ||
| NB | 7c+ | ||
| NB | 7a+ |
Cheedale Cornice: Bolt observations
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 | ||
| NB* | 7b+ | ||
| NB* | 7b+ | ||
| OK? | 8a+ | ||
| NB | 8a+ | ||
| NB | 8a | ||
| NB* | 7c+ | ||
| NB* | 7c | ||
| NB* | 7c | ||
| NB* | 8a | ||
| NB | 8a+ | ||
| NB | 8a+ | ||
| Malcolm X | NB* | 8b+ | |
| Last Eggs Before the M1 | NB | 7c+ | |
| NB | 7c+ | ||
| Dreadnaught | NB* | 8c | |
| NB | 8a | ||
| (See slagging off rant of cordless madness) | NB | 7c | |
| NB | 8a | ||
| NB | 7b+ | ||
| NB | 7c+ | ||
| This is the Sea | SB | 7c+ | |
| NB | 7b | ||
| The Naive and Sentimental Lover | ? | 7b | |
| Up the River Without a Paddle | ? | 6c+ | |
| OK | 7b | ||
| The next four routes were covered in so much slime that it was so hard to ascertain the condition of the bolts! (Slime or rust?) | ? | 6b | |
| ? | 7a+ | ||
| ? | 7a | ||
| ? | 7a | ||
| T | E4 6a | ||
| OK | 7a+ | ||
| | OK | 7c | |
| T | E4 6a | ||
| T | E6 6b | ||
| T | E4 5c | ||
| OK | 6c | ||
| OK | 7b | ||
| T | E4 6a | ||
| OK | 7a | ||
40a | Old bolts need removing and lower off improved with one new bolt
| OK OK | 7a 7b+ | |
| Armistice Day | NB | 7a | |
| NB | 7a+ | ||
| T | E5 6b | ||
| T | E5 6b | ||
| Is it worth rebolting? | NB* | 7a+ | |
| Is it worth rebolting? | NB* | 7b+ | |
| NB | 7b+ | ||
| One or two bolts may need replacing | SB | 7c+ | |
| NB | 8a+ | ||
| NB | 8a | ||
| NB | 8a+ | ||
| OK | 8a+ | ||
53a | 42 | NB OK | 8b 8b+ | |
54a | Some old bolts need removing and first bolt replacing. Snatch (New Route) | Rebolted OK | 8a+ 8b | |
| Lower off may need tidying up. | OK | 8b | |
| New route | OK OK | 8b 8c | |
| NB | 8a | ||
| T ? | E6 6b | ||
| Cordless Madness | NB | 7b+ | |
| OK | 7b+ | ||
| OK | 7b | ||
| OK | 7b | ||
| OK | 7b+ | ||
| NB | 7a | ||
| OK | 7b+ | ||
| T | E2 5c | ||
| The Cornice man | OK | 7a |