Bolt with no hanger in Moss Face at Cragmont, Berkeley

Hi all,

There is a random bolt with no hanger on Moss Face (under the undercling). It is waiting to rip some skin and I'm unsure of the protocol - should I put a hanger on it or remove it? I don't want to just leave it as a sharp spot - any advice?

Best,
Jack

If you've got a hanger and nut hanging around, definitely put them on. But first, check to make sure that the hanger wasn't removed for a specific reason. It's unlikely, but worth thinking about for 5 minutes. Weakened bolt or cracked rock? Better to remove the hanger so the next person along doesn't just blindly clip and trust it. You can always just put a nut on the bolt so it isn't so sharp and pointy.

I saw that random bolt in May, so it's been there a while. I guessed that given the controversy about bolting at Cragmont, someone had pulled the hanger off. I'm also not sure what the point of that one bolt is anyway. If you climbed it like a sport climb, a fall before the bolt could be pretty bad, and if you fell after the bolt, it'd be a cheese-grater.