Are there any good natural belays to hang my ladders from?[Ducks out of the way VERY quickly.]
Quote from: Peter Burgess on March 26, 2007, 06:40:30 pmAre there any good natural belays to hang my ladders from?[Ducks out of the way VERY quickly.]Speaking as someone who has done RR on ladder, I can confirm that there are no natural belays.
Rhino Rift Hanger TestsFollowing a number of comments posted on various caving forums in recent weeks, the CSCC Bolting Coordinator paid a visit to Rhino Rift on Monday January 15th 2007.ALL of the P hangers on Pitches 1, 2 & 3 were carefully inspected and then tested with a Hydrajaws pull tester.ALL of P hangers held a sustained 6kN pull for 2 minutes.A small number of hangers did exhibit 1 or 2 mm of twist movement.No hangers exhibited any obvious signs of outward movement which is notacceptable.Given these findings the CSCC will not be conducting any remedial bolting in Rhino Rift.Hon. SecretaryCouncil of Southern Caving Clubs
Perhaps all the bolts in this cave and elsewhere should be tagged as unusable and people should get used to doing traditional caving trips instead. After all, SRT is a mug's game, innit?
It's been a long day and looks like there's another one tomorrow.
I sincerely hope so. The end of the world is due at mid-day.