Some idiots bolted climbing routes over petroglyph panels near Arches. The panels are 1000 years old and the routes

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Apr 14, 2021
6:40:04pm

sethj250 Just happy to be here! TDC

Some idiots bolted climbing routes over petroglyph panels near Arches. The panels are 1000 years old and the routes

graded out at a 5.3, which is basically scrambling. No need for bolts on something like that.

They have found a possible culprit but it's sad to see.

Climber Bolts 5.3 Over 1,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs in Moab

When Darrin Reay found three sport lines had been bolted over ancient rock art in Moab last weekend, he promptly removed the bolts. Climbing magazine reached out to chat with Reay about the incident.

https://www.climbing.com/news/climber-bolts-5-3-over-1000-year-old-petroglyphs-in-moab/[https://www.climbing.com/news/climber-bolts-5-3-over-1000-year-old-petroglyphs-in-moab/?fbclid=IwAR2sMOTB4Am5qI9fRkglmX7icrZAyHfgT1J7LVeq-b0iUKhfF4noJ7yijpw]

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Some idiots bolted climbing routes over petroglyph panels near Arches. The panels are 1000 years old and the routes

sethj250 Just happy to be here! TDC

4/14/21 6:40pm

It dawned on my the other day while driving through southern Utah that we like

777

4/14/21 6:48pm

If only Timpanogos High School were named Lindon High School and they put an L

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

4/14/21 6:54pm

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ballen

4/14/21 7:04pm

Arco ID is the best example with an entire mountain face plastered with

Osteotome

4/14/21 7:21pm

That’s about the only thing Arco has going for itself 😂

yellowboy

4/14/21 8:01pm

They have to remind themselves that aside from winning the sperm swim meet,

Q-grr

4/14/21 8:40pm

1500 years from that thats going to be an archaeological mystery

MormonThug

4/15/21 10:49am

Thats really sad, especially for a 5.3.

Alpi Gusto

4/14/21 6:55pm

The group that took down the monolith last year did it because

yellowboy

4/14/21 7:18pm

yep it's ok for them to put up their slacklines but not for others to put things up.

crimedog

4/14/21 7:44pm

The article links a follow up story

spinner

4/14/21 7:19pm

Looks like he didn’t realize it was petroglyphs and turned himself in

Alpi Gusto

4/14/21 7:20pm

ignorance is still no excuse. I still think it's a cope out. nobody can see those and say they thought

crimedog

4/14/21 7:47pm

I was just saying what the article said

Alpi Gusto

4/14/21 8:35pm

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