CRAG-VT CRAG-VT CRAG-VT (Climbing Resource Access Group Vermont) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving access and conservation of Vermont's rock and ice climbing resources. It is an Access Fund Local Climber Organization (LCO). On September 25, 2018, CRAG-VT signed a purchase agreement for The Bolton Dome. The Bolton Dome was once the area's most popular climbing spot in the 1970s and 1980s, but it was closed in 1993 due to a conflict between the rock climbers and the land owner. CRAG-VT purchased the entire 48-acre parcel in 2018, including the 2-acre house site that was subdivided and sold. A
VT-8 Ring also led the group on an incorrect heading, so the dive bombers never made contact with the Japanese fleet. Commander Waldron made repeated attempts to take over the formation by radio before leading VT-8 off on his own. Waldron's initiative coupled with Ring's faulty tactics led to VT-8 attacking the Japanese force without fighter or dive bomber support. It is important to note, however, that all of the carrier-based torpedo squadrons suffered heavily in the battle, including VT-3, which attacked with fighter escort. Larson's detachment of VT-8 that remained at Pearl Harbor was loaded aboard when she was sent