Climbing Terms Glossary

chopping

Chopping a bolt means taking a bolt out of the rock. It is often interpreted as a result of an ethical controversy about bolts on a route that were not put in accordance with eg the first ascensionist or in case of a retro-bolted route. Luckily, most bolts are chopped in the process of re-bolting routes.

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