I have heard (not yet seen) the bolts on north overhang are pretty trashed and scary. i can replace these next week. should i contact
John Long (he was the FFA on the route) or anything like that. any suggestions??

I am in support of the replacement.

JL is easy to get a hold of through SuperTopo.

Look in to the NPS requirement.

Hey Leavy15, send me an email and I'll get you in touch with Kevin Powell - he and Bob Gaines (& friends) have been doing lots of replacement and know all the details on the permits, land managers, etc. You won't be able to get a power drill replacement permit in a short period (only available for non-Wilderness areas of the park - obviously Intersection is not in Wilderness...), but KP has a permit in the works (probably for particular formations, not sure).

Generally speaking the NPS prefers replacement in the off season, and it would be best for all climbers if high visibility replacement (such as Intersection) were done how the NPS prefers.

email: greg at safeclimbing dot org

Oh and as far as the reducing to one good bolt - if that happens you want to be very sure that super short climbers can still clip it. One of my climbing partners is sub 5' with a negative ape index! Just a thought (I once put up a route with a similar clip situation - 4th class to the clip, huge drop-off, and no pro at all without the bolt...ended up adding a second bolt when partners couldn't clip it).

very cool! great response. greg im sending you an email. Ryan whats happenein with double cross. bad anchor?

+1 for replacing the upper bolt, you could potentially place gear to the right if you were short and couldn't reach the bolt safely

None at all, I just reclimbed this route five or six days ago and I remembered thinking that one good bolt would be better than those two that are currently there. Realistically, they probably don't need to be replaced. I doubt both would pull at the same time from the fall you would take on to them. However, if someone is going to do it, one would be plenty.

A single bomber bolt in just the right place would be a big upgrade over the two sketchy ones there now... :)

as long as the park is cool with it consider it done!!!

hey another thing is the bolt still a ridiculous spinner at the end of overhang bypass??

hey murf. yeah i got into it about two years ago. i work in sequoia national park and the place is littered with smc death hangers and leepers so i took initiative on some of favorite climbs there. still lots to do. hoping the asca will give me a helping hand this spring/summer 2011. and i got contacted by this fella greg barnes and kevin powell with the asca and hoping to make some progress with them.

this springs project: south face moro rocks and south cracks!! ive been waiting a while for this bad boy.

Would love to see some project conclusion photos.

hey folks. update on North Overhang. done deal!!! nica and easy. i left the two in because it was just a hanger swap out the bolts themselves are bomber. overhang bypass no longer has the spinner either!! cheers!!