winterrim - Apr 11, 2010 10:26 pm - Hasn't voted
BoltsI was told that all bolts on the first attempt were placed on lead, solo in Robbins boots. The attempt was called off because of a lack of bolts, drills and hangars. It was thought, apparently, that there would be a lot more cracks than turned out to be the case.
rpc - Apr 12, 2010 11:58 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Boltsyou might be correct (I have no idea) but I suspect it is a fact that there are few crcks in this rock. From what I know, the bolts were replaced post-this-photo-timeframe and are now of the modern flavor.
winterrim - Apr 12, 2010 4:04 pm - Hasn't voted
BoltsI worked with one of the guys who put up the route on a fire a few years ago. He did the first three pitches solo, then had to come down because he was out of drills, the rock was much harder than he anticipated. He also ran out of bolts and hangars, he thought there would be more cracks.
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