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By triznuty
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 4, 2008

And why is that? Doesn't even look like a spinner. There's a lot worst out there! Thought the new is probably better...

By Christian Knight
From: Provo, UT
Aug 4, 2008

Well, because that is a 20+ year old 1/4" bolt which isn't that bad, but that hanger is ALUMINUM. Given how easily it broke when removing the bolt, I doubt it would hold more than a 2 kn fall.

By Darren Knezek
Aug 5, 2008

You couldn't have paid me to take a good fall onto that bolt and hanger. It is over 35 years old!!! Some of these aluminum hangers in Rock Canyon have broken at the bend that forms the L-Shape. I've climbed for more than 20 years, 3 to 4 days a week, and have seen a lot of bad bolts from Shiprock to all over the desert southwest. It's one of the oldest bolts in the Wasatch Range and it doesn't matter if it's a spinner. Climbers should be wary of any old 1/4" bolts especially when they have a homemade aluminum hanger attached. The new one isn't "probably better", it's way, way, way better.
I applaude both Christian's and Perin's hard work in replacing these relics with their own time and money. I've always thought this was a very fun route, but it was a time bomb for an inexperienced leader to judge its quality and fall on it. I'm glad to see climbers keeping our canyons from falling into disrepair.

By Jesse Davidson
From: san diego, ca
Oct 14, 2008

It looks like nice work, though. Not that I would, but if I had made that hanger I'd be proud of myself.

By Timmy! Tormey
From: Fakeville, USA
Jun 22, 2009

Yeah, that is odd. I'm surprised that, for being able to produce such an elegant looking hanger, they didn't think of how brittle it would be.




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I can't believe I clipped this....



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