bolting in Cuba-questions
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I'm headed to Cuba tomorrow and wanted to contribute some hardware to the climbing scene down there. I know very little about bolting a sport climb. Sooo: |
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carter jensen wrote:I'm headed to Cuba tomorrow and wanted to contribute some hardware to the climbing scene down there. I know very little about bolting a sport climb. Sooo: a) 10mm or 12mm bolts-what is being used down there? b) Is stainless steel acceptable? If anyone has info please lemme know asap as I have to pull the trigger on a pro-deal in the next hour or two. Thanks!Titanium glue ins only bud. Only bolt with Titanium there period. |
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Yup- a little more internet research and I found that out, straight from Armando Menocal,one of the key developers. Thanks. |
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carter jensen wrote:I'm headed to Cuba tomorrow and wanted to contribute some hardware to the climbing scene down there. I know very little about bolting a sport climb. Sooo: a) 10mm or 12mm bolts-what is being used down there? b) Is stainless steel acceptable? If anyone has info please lemme know asap as I have to pull the trigger on a pro-deal in the next hour or two. Thanks!Also just so you're aware, the only titanium bolts currently on the marked are 14mm. Titan Climbing |
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carter jensen wrote:Yup- a little more internet research and I found that out, straight from Armando Menocal,one of the key developers. Thanks.Hey, do you have a contact information for this person? I'm wondering what gear to bring. I have access to a bunch of fixed draws.. |
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There is a bunch of good info on cubaclimbing.com The two emails I found were: |
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I thought the only way to bolt in Cuba was on a raft to Miami? |
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Well Carter is probably in Vinales by now but here are some photos from Feb. 2017 to encourage others to visit: |
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Thanks for the pictures. |
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Bump for Cuba Climbing... I've searched and am not aware of any database for updated routes. There is so much undeveloped rock throughout the region that new routes are certainly out there. The locals are very helpful pointing out route locations, variations, grades, etc. when at the crags... |