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Re: [gbmaz] making umbilical cords: best shock cord to use?:
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daneburns
May 8, 2009, 8:03 PM
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Registered: Jul 14, 2004
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Malcolm is a big boy he can defend himself.
In this case what he said was laughable.
Done that myself at least twice that I remember :)
Being wrong doesn't make you worthless, useless or unable to add to the community. Just makes him wrong in this particular case. Thought I'd point that out for the benefit of the community....or was it for the children..can't remember exactly.
Nice thing about the Internet all opinions are equal.
Umbilicals are here to stay. Fo all the obvious reasons. They work well for the intenended purpose and you still have 99% if not all the advantages of leashless tools.
How about a real discussion?
Dropping a tool on some bolted roadside crag where your buddy can chuck it back up to you is a bit different that being on things like these.
If you're on something long and you choose not to use umbilicals then I'll suggest you bring a third tool because borrowing your partner's tool makes everything slow down. Extra time out on a long route because umbilicals aren't "fair" isn't something I'd discuss seriously.
Similar situation with leashes. With a well designed tool, leashless climbing is much easier.
Good tools don't generally break these days. But I am loosing count of the leashless tools I have picked up on climbs.
Not a figure 4 insight.
(This post was edited by daneburns on May 8, 2009, 8:56 PM)
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Post edited by daneburns
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Post edited by daneburns
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