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Old Bolt Route

Name: Old Bolt Route
Rating: 2.4

5.8- YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 14 ZA VS 4c British PG13

Routes in Combat Rock

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	Across Enemy Lines T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Arkansas Patriot (aka Wonderin' Where the Lions Are) T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Battle Fatigue T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Battle of Evermore T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Battle of the Bulge (suggested name) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Blood for Oil S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Camouflage T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
	Diagonal T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Eight Clicks to Saigon T,S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Front Lines T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	GI Joe Does Barbie T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Kasserine Pass T,S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c R
	Lizzard Warrior S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Monkey Lust T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	No More War T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Nobody Here But Us Chickens S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a X
	Nuclear Polka T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Old Bolt Route T,S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13
	Pearl Harbor T,S,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Pluto's Revenge S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rambo Santa S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Saigon to Pearl Harbor T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sergeant Reckless T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Stronghold T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Supply Lines S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Tree Roof T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unknown T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unknown T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Unknown 1 T,S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Unknown 2 T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unknown 3 T,S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unknown 4 T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Type:	Trad, Sport
FA:	[Keith Lober, 1980s]
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Shared By:	Guy H. on Oct 11, 2001
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Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

This route climbs the face about 15-20 feet to the right of Rambo Santa (5.7). Most people, like myself, think they are on Rambo Santa when they climb this route for the first time. The climbing is high quality, but the protection is not. The mix of quarter inch bolts and death hangers add a little excitment. There are a few trad placements between bolts.

P1: Head up the slab to the right of Rambo Santa. ([3] bolts, 150 feet). Belay at the bolts for that route.

Descent: Rap with one rope to the chains of Arkansas Patriot or do a double rope rap to the ground. [Apparently, aka DMZ]