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Greg Kuchyt

Richmond, VT

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Mar 23, 2024
To second Travis' comments and for explicit clarity in this thread (i.e. to prevent people from wandering a… View Comment
Aug 10, 2019
Originally two bolts and two pins. The two pins were garbage after a three decades, one was replaced with a… View Comment
May 7, 2019
After a lot of deliberation the decision was made to make this a reasonably protected moderate mixed route.… View Comment
Aug 20, 2018
It seems things have changed here once again. For reference, this map has been rotated about 90 degrees clo… View Comment
Aug 2, 2018
Recently re-bolted after discussing with Tom a couple years ago. There is now an independent anchor with pi… View Comment
Jul 9, 2018
Down from the ledge you launch off of for Diagnol? ~30 ft of scrambling then a step left onto a bench and s… View Comment

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General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Can SDS bits be sharpened?
Feb 12, 2019 Just FYI, tungsten carbide dust is incredibly toxic if inhaled. Look up the health risks and make informed decisions. View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Bolting: Silicosis and Respirators
Jan 6, 2019 I've run a couple clinics on re-bolting techniques and best practices and in the slide deck I cover PPE considerations. I've also written a short primer that might be of intere… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Bolting: Silicosis and Respirators
Jan 6, 2019 To build on this conversation, the problem is that silica can't be broken down by the body. The form as encountered in rock dust is a crystaline structure that is effectively a… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: If you are interested.
Nov 3, 2018 That's what I would figure, I've never heard of roadside crags having bolt failures related to SCC, just an interesting point in the DAV release that made my eyebrow raise. Tho… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: If you are interested.
Nov 2, 2018 Jim,The DAV posting explicitly calls out busy roads as an influencer, but my question is does anybody know how much of an influencer? Or more pointedly at what proximity to a r… View Message
General > Fixed Hardware: Bolts & Anchors
Reply: Pricey Petzl Drill Bits?
Oct 31, 2018 Super magical, absolutely not. Higher quality, likely. Better than any quality German bit, unlikely.http://team-tough.com/product/10mm-sds-drill-bit/ $8.25 for a 10mm bit… View Message

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