BEN LOMOND RAP STATIONS REMOVED

Just letting climbers know that the bolted rap stations at Frews Flutes and the Pavilion on Ben Lomond have been removed. Ben Lomond is now a completely bolt free zone and will remain that way. This includes every cliff on the massif, including Stacks Bluff, Africa, Pavement Bluff, Ragged jack and the Northern escarpment. The bolted abseil anchors were a compromise to the traditional ethic that has prevailed on the mountain since 1971. This was done in consulation with national Parks and wildlife whose policy declares the bolts to be illegal structures. Descent from Frews Flutes can easily be made via the broad gully about 100m east of Robins Buttress.

by Gerry Narkowicz