Through bolt

Vertical caving terminology and methods > Rigging methods and equipment

Through bolt, expansion bolt, rawl bolt, wedge bolt, sleeve bolt

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Through bolt prior to installation.
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Installed through bolt and hanger.
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Rawl bolts were very common in the 1950s, and can still be found in many caves, as they last for a very long time. Main Streamway, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu I.

A type of anchor that is semi-permanently bolted into the wall using a bolt that gets wider when you tighten a nut. Very strong. Nearly as good as P-hangers. The older version of these is the rawl bolt (named after Rawlbolt branded eye bolts), which have a very large eye. The hole is first drilled into the wall using an electric drill.


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