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-<panel type="warning" title="CCC Ltd: Longwood Swallet Lock Vandalised">
+<panel type="warning" title="CCC Ltd: Unauthorised Bolting Of Rhino Right Hand Route">
 From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd
-We have received a report today that the lock on Longwood Swallet has been vandalised and will not open. Please do not issue keys or permits for this cave until we have been able to repair it. This may take some time, as we need to get appropriate equipment on site.
+At some point during the past six months, persons unknown have made an unauthorised attempt to rebolt the Rhino Rift Right-Hand Route.
-I will keep you informed.
+This became known at the recent CSCC AGM and the route was inspected on Tuesday 18th May. Unfortunately, the work has been poorly executed using various types of expansion bolts. Some of these have not set properly and rotate within their holes. Some have been placed too close to the pre-existing spits, compromising the strength and safety of both the new and the original anchors. Where possible, all the nuts and hangers have been removed, although some could not be removed from some very poorly set bolts. Nothing could be done immediately about the dangerously placed ones and so this route should not be used until it can be fully rebolted by an approved installer using resin anchors ...
+<btn>[[news:2021_05_19_rhino_unauthorised_bolting|Read more ...]]</btn>
+th May 2021
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+<panel type="warning" title="CCC Ltd: Longwood Swallet Lock">
+From Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd
+The vandalised lock on Longwood Swallet has now been replaced and access to the cave has been restored.
 Graham Mullan\\
 Secretary\\
 Charterhouse Caving Company Ltd\\
 th Apr 2021
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