If you have just lead a route, and never bolted a route, I don't think you should be sharing information on how you think the best way to do something you have never done and have no experience in.

What if some other noob such as yourself decides to bolt a route and googles it, comesup with this, and decides to try it and kills themself?

Also really what you posted has nothing to do with how to bolt a route, just how to ascend it, and if you are going to do it like this there is definitely much better, and probably safer ways of doing it.

I know you are excited about the sport, but when you are posting for the world to see please consider the implications your post might cause.

First get your drill, bolts, yada, yada. Then make sure you have a vague idea of where your bolts are going to be. You'll need the drill stuff and an atc *dynamic rope* and draws set up at the anchors.

*** This is good for single pitch routes

** Note These pictures are examples to show you not the real deal.

First set up a toprope.
[img]http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5894/img1934nn8.jpg[/img]

Then tie in to the climber side of the rope.
[img]http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/623/img1933vc8.jpg[/img]

Next put the belayers side of the rope into the atc.
[img]http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1650/img1935lb9.jpg[/img]

Clip both the atc and rope into the locking carabiner and clip that into your belay loop and your rope.

Next belay your self up the wall. Tie knots that will stop you if you fall. Make sure that you can untie them.
[img]http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7057/img1940pg0.jpg[/img]

Then if you fall the knots will catch you.
[img]http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5651/img1941qd5.jpg[/img]

When you reach the perfect place for a person to clip, you ascend a tiny bit more tie a knot and lower your self so that you rest on the knot, from there you can drill and put the bolt in.

I may not work but I tried it in my basement on an eyebolt.
[img]http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5919/img1943vf8.jpg[/img]

If you don't think it does please tell me I'm anxious to know.

I'm not saying I"m going to do it, I'm asking/seeing if this could work, would it work, and does it work?

WTF no... and dont top rope off a single non locker, I say that cause you deminstrate how to tie in which I dont think some bolting needs to learn how to do that. You kind of stated the "question" like a statement then kind of said you were just asking.

Final note, that sharpy indicator on your ATC just tells the rest of us that it is completely unused and that you don't know what you are doing. Sharpy markings wear off the first time you climb, and definitly before you would be bolting.

You win at good intentions, but lose at grammar. Allow me to translate:

WTF no...and don't top rope off an anchor with a power point consisting only of a single non-locking biner. I say this because you demonstrate how to tie in, which I don't think someone bolting needs to learn how to do, and this calls into serious question your familiarity with climbing gear and rope safety systems in general...ergo, I don't see it as outside the realm of possibility that you would attempt something along the line of the aforementioned anchor setup.

Furthermore, your original post was misleading - you presented the information as a series of statements, then later made a statement claiming that your prior statement was, in fact, a query. My query to you then becomes whether or not your original statement was a statement or question. Understand?

*bows*

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Awe I almost feel sorry for the poor guy, nah haha

If he doesn't get the chop, he's destined to be the next Ronald McDonald.