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k2exp2010
Apr 20, 2004, 9:52 PM
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While hiking around the base of El Cap, I came across a rather huge slab of rock laying flat on the ground about 30 meters from the southeast face. The slab had a bolt and clip drilled into the center.
Wondering what a bolt had any business doing on a piece of horizontal rock so close to the ground, I looked up and noticed that the side of El Cap had a piece missing from its wall and shaped ironically the same as this slab.
I supposed that this piece, once part of a route, had broken away many years ago and naturally moved away from the wall base. Can anyone validate this?
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ammon
Apr 20, 2004, 11:14 PM
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Which part of the wall (route name or nearby name) are you talking about?
In reply to: The slab had a bolt and clip drilled into the center.
Are you talking about a "bolt hanger"?
Is the slab burried? What you are probably seeing is a bolt placed by SAR. Not sure exactly where you're talking about, though.
Cheers, Ammon
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