Yesterday I replaced some pegs on Malbogies. It is a very famous climb in the Avon Gorge.

This picture shows the bottom section, but the climber is not me.

Starting from the top, I abseiled down very slowly until I saw a peg, when I locked off to inspect it.

All the pegs were expected to be 'End of Life' so first I would try and get them out.

In many cases after a few taps the head of the peg fell off; that proved that it wasn't any good anyway as it might well have snapped when someone fell on it. Then I had to find a suitable place to put in a replacement peg.

However in one case there was some really good Friend placements next to it, so I did not put a new peg in there.

Sometimes the peg proved hard to remove and was clearly still in very good condition. Those I left where they were, but if there was any doubt I put another peg in nearby.

It was surprisingly hard work as quite often the pegs had to be banged in at an awkward angle.