UPCC Bolting Policy
The mission of UPCC is a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to creating and preserving sustainable and responsible climbing in Marquette County and the surrounding areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. To achieve these objectives, this
all-volunteer organization encourages responsible stewardship for those that use the land, trails, and rock in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
On the behalf of all climbers, UPCC volunteers negotiate with landowners, work with government land managers, build and improve climbing trails, and organize crag clean ups. These combined efforts are the primary focus of the UPCC to ensure that climbers maintain the reputation as responsible, self-maintaining users of public and private land.
To ensure these goals, the UPCC is a resource for potential developers looking to develop routes or replace potentially dangerous, permanent hardware on established climbing routes.
The UPCC recommends that new route developers use only climbing industry accepted stainless steel bolts and anchors in order to extend their usable lifespan and prevent premature replacement efforts in the future.
The UPCC does not undertake or assume a responsibility to insure that any fixed hardware is strong, properly placed or safe. It is each climber’s responsibility to evaluate routes and make all decisions incident to climbing them, to climb safely, and to inspect and make individual decisions regarding the safety and reliability of fixed anchors. If you do not know how to evaluate bolts, seek guidance from an experienced guide or mentor about anchors.
If you have ideas for new routes to be bolted or questions about routes that are already present, land owner issues, or found an anchor that needs to be evaluated, please contact the UPCC at: http://www.upperpeninsulaclimbing.com/contact.html or utilize the “report bad bolts” form.
Slug’s Bluff is owned by the UPCC. New routes are allowed with written permission from a UPCC Officer.
The mission of UPCC is a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to creating and preserving sustainable and responsible climbing in Marquette County and the surrounding areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. To achieve these objectives, this
all-volunteer organization encourages responsible stewardship for those that use the land, trails, and rock in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
On the behalf of all climbers, UPCC volunteers negotiate with landowners, work with government land managers, build and improve climbing trails, and organize crag clean ups. These combined efforts are the primary focus of the UPCC to ensure that climbers maintain the reputation as responsible, self-maintaining users of public and private land.
To ensure these goals, the UPCC is a resource for potential developers looking to develop routes or replace potentially dangerous, permanent hardware on established climbing routes.
The UPCC recommends that new route developers use only climbing industry accepted stainless steel bolts and anchors in order to extend their usable lifespan and prevent premature replacement efforts in the future.
The UPCC does not undertake or assume a responsibility to insure that any fixed hardware is strong, properly placed or safe. It is each climber’s responsibility to evaluate routes and make all decisions incident to climbing them, to climb safely, and to inspect and make individual decisions regarding the safety and reliability of fixed anchors. If you do not know how to evaluate bolts, seek guidance from an experienced guide or mentor about anchors.
If you have ideas for new routes to be bolted or questions about routes that are already present, land owner issues, or found an anchor that needs to be evaluated, please contact the UPCC at: http://www.upperpeninsulaclimbing.com/contact.html or utilize the “report bad bolts” form.
Slug’s Bluff is owned by the UPCC. New routes are allowed with written permission from a UPCC Officer.
