BMC bolts bonanza

Posted by Dan Middleton, BMC Technical Officer on 28/06/2007

The BMC gives away £10,000 worth of bolts and lower offs to local Bolt Funds! So just where are they going to?

The Better Bolts Campaign panel consists of:

Pat Littlejohn, BMC Vice-President
Rab Carrington, BMC Vice-President
Steve McClure
Dave Turnbull, BMC Chief Exec.
Dan Middleton, BMC Technical Officer

After a meeting earlier this week, they decided to give bolts to:

North Wales Bolt Fund: 1,395 bolts 18 lower offs
Yorkshire Bolt Fund: 437 bolts 56 lower offs
Gary Gibson, Peak: 167 bolts 16 lower offs
Cheshire & Merseyside Bolt Fund: 50 bolts 5 lower offs *
Peak Bolt Fund: 240 bolts 20 lower offs
Cumbria Bolt Fund: 65 bolts 2 lower offs
Dorset Bolt Fund: 126 bolts 22 lower offs
SE Wales Bolt Fund: 20 bolts 11 lower offs*

* Pending approval of local BMC area

These bolts are for like-for-like replacement only, and all projects have been approved by the local BMC area.

The bolt funds now will have some of the equipment they need to replace some of the dangerous old bolts and lower offs blighting our crags.

This is just the start though, as plenty more needs to be done!

Want to help? Fed up of clipping manky old lower offs and bolts at your local crag? Find out more about Bolt Funds here

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