Squamish Access Society takes position on staple bolts

[squamish climber]

The SAS released an update on it's website stating it's opposition to the use of glue-in galvanized steel u-bolts and non-redundant fixed anchors. The statement says:

Despite the absence of legislated parameters or standards regarding fixed protection products used for rock climbing, the SAS believes that an area best practice has established itself over the years and urges community new-routers to inform themselves of these practices and adhere to them. In our estimation this is all the more important for not only safety considerations, but also in light of the municipal and provincial status of most of our rock climbing resources. Squamish climbers enjoy a large degree of freedom and self- policing is an important contributor to that freedom. As such, SAS fully supports the remediation of any bolts that do not adhere to these local, well-accepted best practices.

As many of you know, staples have used on new routes in the Bluffs and last summer there was quite a bit of controversy around them. See this thread
http://www.squamishclimbing.com/squamis ... ht=staples
Without making personal attacks I'd like to hear what the rest of you think of this.

[The_SAS_David_Jones]

Thanks for bringing this to the forum's attention.

I would encourage everyone to read the statement of position in its entirety on our website as the above quote is only one (of three paragraphs) in the statement.

Cheers,

David J. Jones

Co-director of SAS.