Not sure which Stronghold you visited but there are more bolts on the Sheepshead than in the state of Arizona. Okay, a bit of an overstatement but bolting routes has a long history. There may be more bolts going in per route now but climbers have been drilling for a long time. Very Nice Photo!
i have to agree with eric ... there are heavily bolted routes all over the stronghold now. some routes are up to 6 pitches long and protected entirely by bolts.
Bolting routes in Cochise is generally avoided, not because of any lack of possible lines, but because of ethics. Here is a portion of a 100-200 foot wall full of plates and gator skin. The extremely featured face is viewed from the End Pinnacle summit. Photo taken by Kelly Hartman.
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