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

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

1

Alimoany

?

7b

2

Honeymoon Blues

T

E5 6b

3

Salar Maybe an extra lower off bolt

ok

8a+

15

Caviar

ok

8a+

16

Eugenics (OPEN PROJECT)

x

?

17

Let the Tribe Increase

NB

7c+

18

The Dangerous Brothers

NB

8a

19

Too Old to be Bold Galvanised hangers on stainless bolts. Needs Replacing.

NB

7c

26

Hot Fun Closing

NB

8a

37

The Sissy

New resin bolts 2008

8a

38

Zeke the Freak

New resin bolts 2008

8b

39

The Bastard

NB

8c

40

Truely Awesome

?

7a+

41

Rubicon

OK

7a+

42

Zeitgeist

?

7b

43

No Jug, No Thug


E5 6b

44

The Bomb is Coming

?

7a

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