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Anyone know of the current sport lines that were originally done as trad routes or have ever been? Thanks.

In reply to loundsy:

Bolt revolt and Afterburn, sort of!

In reply to loundsy:

Yosemite wall?

In reply to loundsy:

Rated PG used to be more like trad route. It only had one bolt, the sole protection for the pitch.

In reply to DaveHK:

As far as I remember it was always a clip up. Maybe most of it was pegs though?

In reply to loundsy:

Hi Tim

1990 Rockfax , on the LCW, has A career with prospects,Extra over, Bolt revolt, Brain dead dave and Hyperactive housewife as all climbed to a bolt belay on an assortments of wires pegs and threads but no bolt runners.

All the other routes have at least one bolt runner.

The other " traditional " way of getting up Malham , of course, used to be aiding up.
Very popular in the 70's, even to the point of wearing out the bolt hangers

Most aid routes used a lot of bolts, including a lot of strange homemade thingies.

In reply to Rick Graham:

Cheers Rick. Matt was asking if I knew this, thought it might provoke some interest. Can imagine rocking up at the catwalk with a load of trad gear would provide some entertainment!

In reply to loundsy:

You'd have to do it when a mega wad was there. Trad overshadow or something. Fairly fantastical tho.
The wings all have trad too, let's not forget.

In reply to loundsy:


Only if wearing navy blue tracksters with red piping, orange JB helmet and a Whilans harness with a full set of Hexes and drinking tea from a tartan thermos.

In reply to Rick Graham:


Wasn't this one of the battlegrounds of the 'Yorkshire Bolt War'? Bolt revolt gives a flavour. And wasn't there a route called Red Point No Point?

In reply to Rick Graham:

.... and Space Race just 2 bolts.