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7c+ OS รฉs 8a+ Barabรกs Gรกbortรณl!
A karรกcsonyi bejglievรฉstBarabรกs -Bรฉzรถl- Gรกbor sem vette tรบl komolyan, Olaszorszรกgban tolta ki a hatรกrokat. Mert hogy 7c+ -os on-sightot eddig nem sokan csลฑrtek le hazรกnkbรณl (รฉs bรฉzรถlnek ehhez mindรถssze egy prรณbรกra volt szรผksรฉge...) A tetthelyszรญn az olaszorszรกgi Albenga volt, ahol Gรกbor a Cornelia 7c+ -al gazdagรญtotta ticklistjรฉt. Azรฉrt projektelt is egy keveset ha mรกr arra jรกrt รฉs el is esett a Super wives 8a+. "Fejlล‘dรฉs minden egyes kรผlรถn prรณbรกval, micsoda รฉrzรฉs!"

Identifying dangerous bolts - contribute to rebolting!
After the recent frightening report from Sardinia, we asked Emanuele Pellizzari , who has been selling bolts for 15 years, to explain some more what to look out for in order to be able to identify dangerous bolts and about other safety measures. "Most of marine locations have been bolted with 304 (A2) stainless steel. Some areas are under rebolting either with 316 (A4) or other materials (Titanium/Titan Climbing or Duplex/ Fixe bolts products, or a treatment of 316/Raumer). While a zinc-plated hanger becomes rusted quickly, and therefore the level of rust define its strength (more rust means weaker), a stainless anchor looks ok, but can hold barely body weight. Given the scale of the rebolting needed, to expect all routes to be safe, we talk about a timeline of a decade and a lot of money. In some areas, more money is needed than probably the return from tourism. The general rule is that grey rock, often is less aggressive to anchors, since the rain, once in a while, washes the protections. Yellow rock (overhangs) is where most problems occur. I personally see no difference between glue ins and bolts in strength and resistance to corrosion, while some believes glue ins are more resistant. Some rocks are more aggressive than others. If a climber is not able to remember the handful shapes of hangers or glue ins used in the word, it should restrain from climbing in marine locations since he canโ€™t judge if the route has been bolted recently, rebolted, and/or which gear has been used. In other words, โ€œstay away if you canโ€™t tellโ€. Big majority of climbers canโ€™t tell, but they can study, since bolts producers are very few. If a climber does not take the care while climbing to check the protection, he should restrain from climbing in marine locations. In fact, all โ€œnewโ€ gear has marked the kind of material they are made from. Said before, to investigate the shape of hangers or glue ins, itโ€™s a matter of less than a dozen shapes. Some brands have the year of production stamped. So, if a climber checks, he can understand the kind of material and with a guess when if was bolted. Most important of all: contribute, contribute, and contribute on rebolting. Open your valet to pay. If the climbing community as a whole, does not contribute, very likely we better stop climbing in marine location in many areas of the world. A note of the materials used. 304 is lasting from 8 to 15 years in marine Mediterranean (warm) locations with some exceptions. 316 should last 30% more. How long it will last zinc plated is a guess, from years to very long. How long it will last the resin (glue) they use in titanium or duplex itโ€™s a guess since no supplier has certified the resin for these materials and neither will warranty for longer than 3 years. So, each route that has been bolted more than 10 years ago, should be checked before committing to it. My opinion is that HCR expansion bolts are the best long term choice. Better than glue ins made from titanium/duplex." More UIAA official info.

Ako zistiลฅ, ฤi je borhรกk nebezpeฤnรฝ - prispej k preisลฅovaniu!
Po nedรกvnom znepokojujรบcom reporte zo Sardรญnie sme sa opรฝtali Emanuela Pellizzariho, ktorรฝ sa predaju borhรกkov venuje 15 rokov, na objasnenie situรกcie a akรฉ sรบ jeho odporรบฤania, na ฤo si dรกvaลฅ pozor a ako identifikovaลฅ nebezpeฤnรฉ borhรกky. "Vo vรคฤลกine prรญmorskรฝch lezeckรฝch oblastรญ boli pouลพitรฉ borhรกky vyrobenรฉ z nehrdzavejรบcej ocele typu 304 (A2). V niektorรฝch lokalitรกch sa vลกak uลพ cesty preisลฅujรบ za pouลพitia oceli 316 (A4) alebo inรฝch materiรกlov (titรกn od firmy Titan Climbing, duplex od Fixe bolts products, oceฤพ so ลกpeciรกlnym oลกetrenรญm typu 316 od firmy Raumer). Kรฝm pozinkovanรฉ plakety s nitmi hrdzavejรบ rรฝchlo, a teda je ich ลพivotnosลฅ zรกvislรก na mnoลพstve hrdze (ฤรญm hrdzavejลกie, tรฝm slabลกie), klasickรฝ borhรกk z nehrdzavejรบcej ocele vyzerรก relatรญvne dobre, i keฤ v skutoฤnosti nemusรญ podrลพaลฅ ani vรกhu tela. Keฤ zvรกลพime mnoลพstvo ciest, ktorรฉ treba preistiลฅ, aby sme mohli povedaลฅ, ลพe sรบ vลกetky oblasti bezpeฤnรฉ, bude treba minimรกlne 10 rokov prรกce a veฤพa peลˆazรญ. V niektorรฝch oblastiach je pravdepodobne potrebnรฝ vรคฤลกรญ obnos ako sa reรกlne mรดลพe vrรกtiลฅ z turizmu. Vo vลกeobecnosti platรญ, ลพe ลกedรก skala je menej agresรญvna na pouลพitรฉ istenia, keฤลพe ich dรกลพฤ sem-tam oplรกchne od neฤistรดt. Problematickejลกou je ลพltรก skala (ktorรก sa ฤasto vyskytuje v previsoch). Osobne nevidรญm ลพiadny rozdiel medzi lepenรฝmi a vล•tanรฝm borhรกkmi z hฤพadiska sily a odolnosti voฤi zahrdzaveniu, aj keฤ niektorรญ vravia, ลพe lepenรฉ borhรกky vydrลพia dlhลกie. Niektorรฝ typy skaly sรบ jednoducho agresรญvnejลกie ako inรฉ. Ak si lezec nie je schopnรฝ zapamรคtaลฅ tรฝch niekoฤพko tvarov a typov borhรกkov ฤi nitov, ktorรฉ sa pouลพรญvajรบ po celom svete, on/ona by sa mal/a vyvarovaลฅ lezenia v prรญmorskรฝch oblastiach, keฤลพe s najvรคฤลกou pravdepodobnosลฅou nebude vedieลฅ posรบdiลฅ, ฤi bola cesta navล•tanรก len nedรกvno, preistenรก alebo akรฉ materiรกly ฤi nรกradie bolo pouลพitรฉ na osadenie istenรญ. Inak povedanรฉ, "nelez, keฤ si nie si istรฝ". Veฤพkรก vรคฤลกina lezcov takรฉto nieฤo nevie posรบdiลฅ, no dรก sa to naลกtudovaลฅ, keฤลพe vรฝrobcov borhรกkov nie je veฤพa. Lezec by sa mal takisto vyvarovaลฅ lezenia v prรญmorskรฝch oblastiach, ak si nedรกva pri lezenรญ pozor na istenia, ktorรฉ pouลพรญva. Vลกetky "novรฉ" istenia majรบ na sebe znaฤku, z akรฉho materiรกlu sรบ vyrobenรฉ. Tak ako som uลพ hovoril, na overenie, ฤi je istenie bezpeฤnรฉ, si staฤรญ zapamรคtaลฅ menej ako tucet typov borhรกkov a nitov. Niektorรญ vรฝrobcovia dokonca oznaฤili na svojich isteniach rok vรฝroby. Takลพe keฤ sa lezec pri lezenรญ bliลพลกie pozrie, vie urฤiลฅ typ, materiรกl a odhadnรบลฅ, kedy mohla byลฅ danรก cesta navล•tanรก ฤi preistenรก. Najdรดleลพitejลกie ale je prispievaลฅ, prispievaลฅ a znova prispievaลฅ k preisลฅovaniu. Skรบste trochu otvoriลฅ peลˆaลพenky. Ak lezeckรก komunita ako celok neprispeje, potom je veฤพmi pravdepodobnรฉ, ลพe budeme musieลฅ rรฝchlo zabudnรบลฅ na lezenie vo viacerรฝch svetovรฝch oblastiach v blรญzkosti mora. Poznรกmka k pouลพitรฝm materiรกlom. Borhรกky typu 304 vydrลพia v teplรฝch prรญmorskรฝch oblastiach v stredozemรญ aลพ na pรกr vรฝnimiek od 8 do 15 rokov. Typ 316 by mal vydrลพaลฅ o 30% dlhลกie, teda 10.5 aลพ 19.5 roka. Ako dlho by vydrลพali, keby boli pozinkovanรฉ nie je istรฉ, mรดลพe to byลฅ odhadom od pรกr rokov aลพ po dlhลกie obdobie. Vรฝdrลพ lepidla je takisto otรกzna, keฤลพe ลพiadny vรฝrobca nemรก vรฝrobok certifikovanรฝ pre pouลพitie v skale a takisto nedรก zรกruku dlhลกiu ako 3 roky. Zรกverom, ak sa chystรกte naliezลฅ do cesty, ktorรก bola navล•tanรก pred viac ako 10 rokmi, urฤite sa oplatรญ si dopredu skontrolovaลฅ stav istenรญ. Podฤพa mรดjho nรกzoru sรบ z dlhodobรฉho hฤพadiska najlepลกรญm rieลกenรญm nerezovรฉ expanznรฉ borhรกky. Urฤite lepลกie ako lepenรฉ typy z titรกnu ฤi duplexu." ฤŽalลกie oficiรกlne informรกcie od UIAA.

8c's in Oliana by Laura Rogora (15)
Laura Rogora has had two amazing days in Oliana having done two 8c's: T1 Full Equip and Fish Eye. (c) Fabio Fin The 15-year-old and 151 cm tall Italian explains what she likes the most in climbing. "I like climbing because every time is different and every move has different solution and I love search and find my method sometimes using other holds. When I climb my mind is free. I like the contact with the nature and the battle with myself."

Viacero smrteฤพne nebezpeฤnรฝch borhรกkov na Sardรญnii a v inรฝch prรญmorskรฝch oblastiach
Gianluca Piras zverejnil straลกidelnรฉ video z cesty Lovely Licia 6b+ v oblasti Masua na Sardรญnii. Lepenรฝ borhรกk bol iba 10 rokov starรฝ, pod jeho rukami sa vลกak ulomil uลพ po pรกr sekundรกch. Maurizio Oviglia, ktorรฝ ลพije na Sardรญnii hovorรญ, ลพe prvรฉ takรฉto prรญpady sa objavili uลพ v roku 2012 a odvtedy sa borhรกky typu 304 z nehrdzavejรบcej ocele vylomili eลกte pri dvadsiatich prรญleลพitostiach. Straลกidelnรฝ je ale fakt, ลพe aj istenia, ktorรฉ sa mรดลพu zdaลฅ vo veฤพmi dobrom stave sa mรดลพu ulomiลฅ kvรดli tvorbe prasklรญn v dรดsledku korรณzie od napรคtia (SCC - stress corrosion cracking). Tento jav je ฤastรฝ hlavne v prรญmorskรฝch oblastiach. V tejto veci sme sa uลพ spรฝtali na nรกzor firmy Raumer, ktorรก borhรกky vyrรกba a novinky prinesieme hneฤ, ako dostaneme odpoveฤ. Na tomto odkaze sa nachรกdza report a varovanie ohฤพadom hrdzavenia borhรกkov od UIAA z roku 2015. Maurizio Oviglia by rรกd varoval vลกetkรฝch lezcov, aby si dรกvali pozor, hlavne v oblastiach Biddiriscottai, Casarotto, Millennium a Cala Fuili/Cala Lina. Treba takisto spomenรบลฅ, ลพe borhรกky mali byลฅ zasadenรฉ omnoho hlbลกie, aby malo oฤko kontakt so skalou.

Hlasuj za Marcina Dzieล„skeho na pozรญciu ลกportovca roku 2016 pre IWGA
The World Games predstavili pรคtnรกstich kandidรกtov na IWGA cenu pre ลกportovca roku 2016 a Marcin Dzieล„ski ako jedinรฝ reprezentuje lezeckรบ komunitu. Minulรฝ rok sa tomuto chalanovi z Poฤพska podarilo vyhraลฅ svetovรฝ pohรกr aj majstrovstvรก sveta v lezenรญ na rรฝchlosลฅ. Krรกtke interview pre 8a.

Stefano Carnati has done Jungle Speed in Siurana and the 18-year-old confirms previous personal downgradings to 8c+. The first 8c+ suggestion was made by Gabri Moroni in 2012 and since then 8a has reported it as 9a (8c+). Several years ago, 8a said that there will be many down grades to come in the area based on the fact that so many climbers did their first 9a there or just did it very quickly. Next in line for confirmed downgradings: Era Vella and Esclatamasters?