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Here is the strava route. You can convert to route and download the GPX. We took the AZT from Flag to the South Rim, then took a more direct gravel route on the way back. It’s possible to do the whole way back in a single day. it was 74+ miles back and we did a route with some hills and elevation gain. www.strava.com/activities/9920287774

The camera I used is a DJI Action 4 on both a chest mount and the included tripod rig. Its a capable camera and I appreciate the hands free. Going NoBo on the AZT with a weighted bike is a bit of a chore. The rocky single track up to the base of Snowbowl is never fun, but with a 65+ lb bike it was particularly rough.

Long answer is kind of.. the second comes off the belay stance and has to deal with the rope stretch drop. At the bottom of the stretch, the 2nd should only need to swing a few feet to reach the chicken heads. It’s quite fun! Alternatively, if the second is good at hard slab, they can leave the belay and traverse right on thin slab, with some positive edges, and get to the more substantial chicken heads about 25 feet over. Both options are spicy and fun.

The 600X is legit ❤! The Aero front holder works pretty well when you clear the cables at the top of the rack. It does not rub on the frame at all, and I do have it rotated down a fair ways. From the stock 600X I added a slightly longer stem, which may help with the frame rub on the head tube compared to the stock stem length? Not sure. I’m hitting the GDMBR in 2025. At least thats the plan. If you want a companion for your Prescott rides send me a DM.

@@nateyoung4869 Maybe the longer stem is the trick. did you really crank down on the tightness of the bar-straps? Piss poor design - imo. Similar racks have bullet proof mounts, but good to know you've had success , thx!

The #1 Placement at 3:30 looks solidly placed to me. C4’s with the dual axel have a wider camming range. The whole crack fairs out in the front and back so it made finding placements a bit tough.

3’s of all variations. Wide cupped hands to narrow fists. Depends on your hand size honestly. We took 6 or 7 #3’s and that crack ate them all up. Takes a #1 and #2 at the beginning of the crack, but everything else is #3.

CABRP has been Rebolting this area of Central Arizona with glue-ins bolts because of the type of rock involved. Rhyolite is pretty porous and tends to flake / chip easily under stress. Mechanical wedge and sleeve bolts have been used in these Rhyolite areas from the start of route development there since glue-ins were not popular and fairly more complicated. However, in Rhyolite, the 2-part glue creates a chemical and friction bond in the rock that has no equal. Obviously glue-ins are more complicated to install and have a less forgiving installation window compared to mechanical bolts, which is why they aren’t used as prolifically as mechanical bolts. Anyway, as far as process and procedure guides go, CABRP has internal documents that we use for CABRP members and those tha have taken our class. We won’t publish or share this material to the general public because it creates a liability. This is also the reason you have had trouble finding this kind of material online. If we published a How-To guide and someone out in the public misses a step and an accident happens, the whole process is at risk. Our suggestion would be to find a local Rebolting group in your area and seeing if you can volunteer. Most of the current CABRP members were fairly new to bolting / route development / Rebolting up until a couple years ago when CABRP started. Sorry we can’t provide a more concise answer but the climbing community is awesome and if you want to learn please find a local group you can participate in. If you are in Arizona please visit our website (CABRP.org) and Central Arizona Bolt Replacement on Facebook. We would love to have you out to volunteer and learn from our crew!

@@nateyoung4869 thank you for the answers on such short time. I currently live in Brasilia, Brazil and the local community is still on its early stages of any rebolting programs since rock climbing in the region is only around 30 years old, and our exceptionaly dry weather and mostly composed of limestone has not created any acidents, but from o have been studying I see a need for a drastic change on this in the foreseeable future. I really wish I could have the opportunity (*cof* money *cof*) to travel at Arizona and experience the climbing there, if ever this chance I would love to volunteer and learn more about the community and the program

josh hendrickson it was a bolt-for-bolt replacement. If you’re talking about the top section with the crack (cam and nut placement) then no, that still needs gear.

Austin Hancock We would LOVE to have you help out. If you haven’t already, find us on Facebook at Central Arizona Bolt Replacement and like the page. We are starting the first weekend of public Rebolting of the pond area on January 12th.

Douglas Acero I tried texting you a few months ago and no response :/

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