Hi everybody, I am in sunny Kalymnos doing the annual re-bolting of some routes. If you noticed any problems (rusted bolts, etc) on routes during your last visit please let me know, I will take care of it. I appreciate your help! Aris
Hi aris.
I have never been in kalymnos (unfortunately), but I give my 2 cents about common "bad bolting" problems.
a) Even with the risk of making the route more runout, keep bolts strictly close to rests and good clipping positions. When it doesn't affect safety (ie high up on a moderately overhanging route), even remove some "between two hard moves" bolts. this usually adds rhythm and logicity to the climb (one isn't forced to an unlogical straight line by the bolts).
b)beware that people didn't add too many lines in a too limited space. Confined lines=eliminants/unlogicity on higher grades, people stepping on someone else's hands on beginner climbs.
c)chains : if we say you shoudn't grab them, they should be clippable from an obvious rest/jug
Not that I want to teach you your job : just for testifying that there is also people that doesn't like straight rows of bolts every 1.5 meters like Jens seems to declare :) places respecting these points, expecially the a), might be pointed out as "scary" but in the end they are always packed with climbers showing a large grin :D
hope to come there quite soon ;)
Kalymnos re-bolting; please send comments