Ushba Ural Alp titanium glue-in bolt from Russia. Circa late 1990s. At that time the routes in Thailand were being developed at a super fast rate but unfortunately the sea water was corroding the bolts within one year. So a new bolt needed to be developed that the salt water was impervious to and titanium became the answer. I am proud that Ushba reached out to me and I was part of the creative team that developed the Ushba Tortuga bolt.
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Ryan Meyers 2019 halloween costume dressed up as a Powers 1/2" bolt at the Phoenix Rock Gym
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Lizard bolt hanger used for caving
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Bandito bolt hangers
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Bolts and hand drill donated by Todd Swain
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Photo by Dan Langmade taken on the King, on King of the Throne in Monument Valley Arizona. Years of the wind blowing carved the channel into the rock. This was the original high point that another group of climbers got to.
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Glue-in bolt essentials
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January 2020, while out working a new route named Clips and Salsa, at Wildlife Canyon, SoMo, my drill was plenty out of the way and protected, but the rock I launched off the route ricocheted perfectly and instantly broke the drill into two pieces. Perfect moment for me to give life's camera - a Ferris Bueller look!
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David Houser hangers
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