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cornish_retard
May 26, 2006, 10:36 PM
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Are modern racks excessively big? Do you find that as you buy more gear it gets increasingly harder to leave kit at the bottom of the route? Would carrying less gear make you lighter, more nimble and therefore more confident, requiring less protection?
The ammount of protection you carry is related to the length and type of route. Taking this into consideration, I still tend to rack too much. I usually have 3-4 hexes, a couple of cams, slings, a variety of quickdraws and 8-10 nuts left over even after rigging a belay. The trouble is that I'm always scared of running out of kit. I'm not too bad for this, but I have seen people setting off up 30 ft routes with 8 cams, 2 sets of nuts, full range of hexes, a fig. 8 and all manner of other tat. They must be making life harder for themselves, aren't they?
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devkrev
May 26, 2006, 10:43 PM
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my opinion(take it as such) is that you should take whatever you feel comfortable. You better believe I will be taking more gear if I am onsighting something at my limit, than I would take if I am flying up single pitch done it a hundred times climbs here in CT. Some climbs I have the gear memorized, so I only bring the 2 (or 3 or whatever) pieces I know I will need. Maybe you should start leaving more stuff on the ground and see how you like it.
I carry a pretty small rack, but then again, I also climb in locations that lend themselves to many options for gear(gunks).
Its all about what YOU want to do, if you want to leave more crap on the ground, do it.
One of the most awesome "gear moments" that I had was when I linked 2 pitches together, arrived at the top of the climb, and set an anchor with the last 3 pieces I had on my rack. I had all I needed and nothing I didn't, and personally, I think there is a certain sense of satifaction in that.
But thats just me
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cornish_retard
May 26, 2006, 11:06 PM
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Dev,
I know what you mean about using up all your gear. That is what I aim for but rarely achieve; it does feel good when you do it though. I think in my case the biggest problem is not 'reading' the route properly before i set off. More time spent looking would mean less weight to carry.
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thegreytradster
May 27, 2006, 12:27 AM
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Yes!
Except when I don't bring enough!
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redlegrangerone
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I always bring everything I have. But I have not been leading long, so I do not always know what I might need. At this point, I would rather have way too much, than not enough.
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Sure, I take way the hell to much, but hey, better safe than sorry. Running it out isn't my favorite thing to do. And if you are not comfortable in your placements because you had to settle for a different piece, than that can and will affect your climbing.
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nthusiastj
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I carry alot of gear on a route I've never done. Less on ones I know the gear for. Then again I carry really light gear.
When you get to a belay and need a #2 and you placed one on the pitch below, you are usually glad you carry doubles.
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dirtineye
May 27, 2006, 4:41 AM
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no such thing as too much gear, unless you can't lift it.
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jakedatc
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too much gear + hard rock over mantel = scary shit haha
smart gear over too much gear.. sure you find occasional big spots on thin climbs and small stuff on large cracks but do you really need it? Having the options at the bottom is fine but bring what you need.. not all that you have (at least all the time). love the people doing single pitch with 18 slings and 2 cordalettes
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i generally carry too much but have gotten to the top of some pitches at the gunks with just enough gear to make an anchor...however a much more experienced climber friend of mine has told me, and i tend to believe that carrying extra gear can make a difference between an onsite and a redpoint on a route....just some food for thought...it makes you wonder how much of a difference those extra pounds of weight could effect your sending.
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A full set of Camelots c3 and c4 up to #4 only weighs about three pounds but think what kind of pro that extra three pounds would get you. It's no fun looking at a sketchy belay when an extra pound or two of gear would have made the difference. Skip a trip to Micky D's if your worried about a couple of pounds. IMHO.
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I carry smaller racks on routes that I know or that are well in my comfort zone. That leads to faster, more confident movement and being able to find the right piece more quickly and with less tangle. (and at risk of starting another flame war, no daisy on the front of my harness reduces tangle).
It is partly an experience thing - a more skilled trad leader can be more efficient with placements from a small rack (see opportunities that a new trad leader will miss) and be more likely to place a better piece in most terrain (reducing the need to back up pieces/over protect).
It also depends on rock type - I carry a much smaller rack on Canadian Rockies limestone rock routes (where bolts/fixed pitons, runouts are common and many belays are bolted) than on granite routes.
For me a big granite rack (like, a really big rack) is wires, a few tricams, a single set of cams (doubles in medium sizes) and the three larger hexes. I have not been to Indian Creek - I know the show there is different.
My heaviest rack item is my 8.5lb hilti power drill - as some of the routes I climb require multiple pieces in the 3/8 inch range. :lol:
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fvck you very much, it's been fun
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If you're carrying big pieces you turn out not to need for a given pitch, the second will really appreciate it if you leave them all clipped to the first piece you place off the belay.
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So THAT'S why devkrev sets 8 pieces of gear at every crux.. Thanks for the enlightenment dirt, i'll be sure to return the favor on my next lead.
In reply to: What you mutts don't understand, is that carrying too much gear is part of an art-- the art of screwing the parasitic second! Consider, the second, who climbs the route on your dime, criticises your placments, carps about your speed, laughs at your weakness, short ropes you at a critical moment, forgets the beer, you name it. But most importantly, he climbs without the extra weight of the rack. So heres how it works. YOU drag your huge rack up to the crux. YOU hand all excess gear at the crux. You pull the crux, and finish. Now, when the slimeball smug second reaches the crux, he has to carry all the extra weight through it. ROTFLMAO!!!!! I am probably going to get in big trouble for telling this dark secret of trad, but I don't care. IT's high time someone gave out good informatin about this big rack business, and now you know... the rest of the story! Apologies to Paul Harvey. |
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lol, sounds like an awsome plan!
I'll try it next week... :lol:
after my chemistry exam... :cry:
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Practice makes perfect. Take whatever is comfortable and you'll learn from the experience. :D
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Well, I nearly always carry too much gear, but does it really matter? Most often it´s just a little bit of extra weight training. In worst case it means blowing the crux, but having enough (and well placed) pro in the rock.
I really doesn´t care if I have too much gear if I make it to the top. But having to return to the ground because of too little gear really sucks when I just have a few meters left.
On the other hand, being lighter, more nimble, more confident and fall on too little (or marginal) gear is a very bad thing indeed. The worst case is why I carry pro at all.
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My favorite situation is racking up for an R rated route that you can't get a good look at. You may see that first dubious placement, but after that you've got no idea what you'll need. So, you rack everything in sight so you'll have what you need when you've got an opportunity to place something. Meanwhile, while you're covering all of the sizes from 6 inches to guitar string wires, you're thinking about how you're going to place 3 or maybe 4 of them all told!
Of course, it's a pretty bad feeling when you get to that key placement and you've got nothing that will fit. I'll keep racking too much and hang those big cams off of that key brassie, telling my second it was to keep it from levering out!
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In reply to: What you mutts don't understand, is that carrying too much gear is part of an art-- the art of screwing the parasitic second! Consider, the second, who climbs the route on your dime, criticises your placments, carps about your speed, laughs at your weakness, short ropes you at a critical moment, forgets the beer, you name it. But most importantly, he climbs without the extra weight of the rack. So heres how it works. YOU drag your huge rack up to the crux. YOU hang all excess gear at the crux. You pull the crux, and finish. Now, when the slimeball smug second reaches the crux, he has to carry all the extra weight through it. ROTFLMAO!!!!! I am probably going to get in big trouble for telling this dark secret of trad, but I don't care. IT's high time someone gave out good informatin about this big rack business, and now you know... the rest of the story! Apologies to Paul Harvey.
:lol:
Trophy.
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May 29, 2006, 5:31 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: What you mutts don't understand, is that carrying too much gear is part of an art-- the art of screwing the parasitic second! Consider, the second, who climbs the route on your dime, criticises your placments, carps about your speed, laughs at your weakness, short ropes you at a critical moment, forgets the beer, you name it. But most importantly, he climbs without the extra weight of the rack. So heres how it works. YOU drag your huge rack up to the crux. YOU hang all excess gear at the crux. You pull the crux, and finish. Now, when the slimeball smug second reaches the crux, he has to carry all the extra weight through it. ROTFLMAO!!!!! I am probably going to get in big trouble for telling this dark secret of trad, but I don't care. IT's high time someone gave out good informatin about this big rack business, and now you know... the rest of the story! Apologies to Paul Harvey. :lol: Trophy.
LOL, why thanks!
Go to supertopo, check out the second part, since you are in NC, you might guess who the mystery second is, LOL!
The thread is "the fine art of screwing the second"
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tradrenn
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I usually cary to sets of stoppers, 5 aliens ( wish I had 10 ) and 9 camalots
Every time I leave someting on the ground I endup needing that piece for an anchor. Something to think about for you.
The irony is that on average I will have 10 or 12 draws on me but I will carry about 30 pcs on my rack.
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dirtineye
May 30, 2006, 4:15 AM
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What a n00b rack.
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dudemanbu
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In reply to: I usually cary to sets of stoppers, 5 aliens ( wish I had 10 ) and 9 camalots Every time I leave someting on the ground I endup needing that piece for an anchor. Something to think about for you. The irony is that on average I will have 10 or 12 draws on me but I will carry about 30 pcs on my rack.
Wow. That's a ton of gear to bring on just about any climb.
I just about always bring one set of bd stoppers, dmm peenuts, and grey, yell, blue, and red WC zeros, and .5, .75, 1, 2 maxcams. If I see myself needing it i'll bring the number 3 as well. 9 trad draws is usually all i need.
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Yes I carry a lot of gear. But, my excuse is, this beat up, and many times injured,(not all from climbing. :D ) 52 year old body,
doesn't like taking long falls anymore. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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wow....interesting. i've posted elsewhere about trimming the rack-- its tough, especially when you're new or when you've got enough experience to climb confidently but not enough to be sure of yourself without your full rack.
personally, i always start with a base rack-
1 set of BD stoppers (including #'s 1-5)
1 each- blue, green, and yellow alien
BD cams from .5 to #3
10 trad draws and 3 over the shoulder slings plus assorted accessory crap
from there, i either add or subtract gear accordingly:
if its really easy and i expect to be moving very quickly, i'll trim further and leave the smallest stoppers, 4 draws, and the aliens on the ground.
if its tough or an unknown quantity, i'll double up on the appropriate pieces. [if its unknown, i double up on green alien, purple camalot, and green camalot- these are sizes i suck at and like to have extra pro for]
if its really unknown (like a FA or the like), i'll almost always bring the #4 camalot-- better to have it and not need it. i'm also more likely to double up on everything if its a FA, mostly because i like to have alot of options when whats ahead is completely unknown.
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In reply to: Are modern racks excessively big? Do you find that as you buy more gear it gets increasingly harder to leave kit at the bottom of the route? Would carrying less gear make you lighter, more nimble and therefore more confident, requiring less protection?
I had a similar thought just recently while pre-racking for a multipitch in Red Rocks the next day. I was certain I wanted a single set of cams to 3.5" single set of stoppers minus the biggest ones and draws, biners, etc. I was trying to decide on what (if any) doubles to bring. I have a full set of doubles except for one size...this fact was making it hard not to take any of them, especially two shiny new aliens and a new blue camalot.
In the end I decided to take doubles of my aliens because they are light and low profile. Also, chances are better w/ aliens that I might not even need to put a draw on them, thus conserving more gear. I left behind all my hand size doubles because, even though that is the easiest size to "spot" for a placement, it is also the easiest climbing, therefore I can run it out if needed. I did take a 4" but the second ended up carrying it the whole way.
Though I like nuts, I don't like the fact that they need a quickdraw every time. Placing a ton of nuts on a pitch is a sure way to eat up your draws as well as a little extra time. Unless you are in an alpine arena, where weight and space matter a lot, I think one set of nuts is plenty.
What I tend to do is carry too much OTHER stuff: a knife, double length slings, extra biners, prusik cords, a quicklink or rap-ring...extra clothes, water, decent shoes...THAT is where your weight and bulk come from. I've never needed prusiks, or a knife, or quicklink on a multipitch...YET. But I'd rather have to run it out than not be able to retrive my stuck rope while the sun goes down.
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I often carry too much gear...however...somtimes what seems like too much at the bottom turns into not enough 1/2 way up.
I basically caryy doubles unless I know that i need triples for some reason. I rarley carry above a 3 or 3.5 unless I know I need one. If I have no idea what is up there at all (which is very rare)... I carry everything. It just makes you stronger.
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cornish_retard
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Just been looking at this web page. Some useful suggestions on what to carry. There are other pages of interest on the site including how to 'stack' hexes in off-widths and using them as tricams (shady!)
http://www.psychovertical.com/?rockrackgear
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Carrying a smaller rack of "core" pieces will make you a stronger and more attentive climber. I rarely carry more than 8 cams on any route unless I know I'm going to need them. Couple that with a single set of nuts and I'm ready to rock. I've done 1200 ft routes onsite (in fact without any beta even about the descent) with that rack and never felt unnecessarily run out. And not 5.6s either. Technically, it was only 6 pieces. By the end of the first route like that, every single piece we had had been placed at least once. After that, we started placing less unnecessary gear.
For the average route I carry:
6 cams from yellow alien to #3 camalot
1 full set of rocks
12 slings (usually 8 full length, 4 quickdraws, although I'll swap out draws for doubles).
A #9 hexcentric (just trust me).
That's it.
I add or subtract when I know more about the route or the nature of the area. In the creek, I may pack 8 of the same size, and no slings or nuts. In the flatirons, I'll leave the cams behind and cut the number of slings in half. In Eldo I'll throw on an extra set of nuts.
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i have found that i have gradually been taking less on average, but it all depends on where you are mentally, physically and the type of rock etc etc. standard now is a 1 set of cams and 1 set of nuts. a set of cams is BD 0.5-3, plus a green, blue and yellow alien.
i used to bring double that for everything.
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I spent two weeks in J-tree this winter, and my rack tendices seemed to evolve as the trip progressed. Started off carrying everything, and as things progressed I found myself thinning down my rack. Partly because I became accoustomed to the area and what I like to use. Also, my trad leads were almost doubled in that time and just became more comfortable. I was using a borrowed rack 2nd rack from a buddy which lacked in the variety of gear. It really forced me to economize and plan for the placements to come. What caught me out, was on 'The Swift' with two pitches, I failed to anticipate the gear lost to the midway belay, and the top belay left me with no cams, on a crack that would not take nuts or hexes. Luckily, my buddy proceeded me and he had all the excess gear for the anchor. Not making that mistake again. All said, you can never have too much gear. Sometimes those chimney pitches, you need the extra bulk to achieve the wedge effect! Nice thread.
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tradrenn
May 30, 2006, 10:24 PM
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In reply to: What a n00b rack.
STFU REDNECK
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In reply to: In reply to: I usually cary to sets of stoppers, 5 aliens ( wish I had 10 ) and 9 camalots Every time I leave someting on the ground I endup needing that piece for an anchor. Something to think about for you. The irony is that on average I will have 10 or 12 draws on me but I will carry about 30 pcs on my rack. Wow. That's a ton of gear to bring on just about any climb. I just about always bring one set of bd stoppers, dmm peenuts, and grey, yell, blue, and red WC zeros, and .5, .75, 1, 2 maxcams. If I see myself needing it i'll bring the number 3 as well. 9 trad draws is usually all i need.
This rack is allready trimed down from what it used to be 4 years ago.
It might seem like much but I also try to put two pitches together,(mostly 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 at Gunks) just so I can get more climbing done in one day, it works pretty good so far.
I will agree with other users saying that the more you climb the more you trim, it seems to be happening to me too.
For Dirtineye: this is how intelligent people interact over the internet.
Maybe, just maybe you could read into it and learn something.
Good day Dirt.
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May 31, 2006, 12:55 AM
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climb safe.
climb smart.
less gear.
more heart.
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dirtineye
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In reply to: In reply to: What a n00b rack. STFU REDNECK
LOL, neck may be red, but at least I can climb.
you're still at 5.7, right? And climbing with nothing but nuts n cams...
Figures.
Maybe you'd like to help me shut up?
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: What a n00b rack. STFU REDNECK LOL, neck may be red, but at least I can climb.
Yes you can, but only in Alabama.
How was "The Eye" at JT for ya ?
In reply to: you're still at 5.7, right?
Hello there smart ass, you think you will piss me of with this ?
Lame, very lame, you can do better than that, can't you ?
I'm not one of this crazy people that buy a rack and goes and leads 5.8
5.8 this year and very happy with it BTW.
In reply to: And climbing with nothing but nuts n cams...
Is there anything better than stoppers, passive pro rules man
I know you want to sound smart, right about now, but it is not working, not on me at least.
I also climb with Aliens, Hexes, tricams, you know all the staff like that.
Figures what ?
You and other people can say what you wish about the grades that I climb.
In reply to: Maybe you'd like to help me shut up?
Hope this will help you to shut up.
Just so you know:
If you stop calling people morons, I will stop calling you a redneck.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ok boys,(Dirt and Trad) time to go to your separate corners :D
Thru my years of climbing, there have been times when I carried too
much gear, and many times when I didn't carry enough. I usually ran into that problem on multi_pitch.
In areas like JT, (my backyard) where most climbs are a pitch or less,
I would carry a standard rack,for me, and then add or subtract to
the rack, as I saw fit, by studying the route.
My standard rack is bigger now, since this aged body doesn't like long falls. :)
IMHO, Everyone should carry whatever gear they need to feel, and be safe.
Cosmiccragsman
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dirtineye
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Nah, Mr 5.7, 5.8-- after HOW many years?--weenie climber can keep right on.
HEHEHE, my rack has been places yours will never go trashrent.
In grade and FA.
Hell why am I bothering with you? you can't even get your rack story straight, first it's all nuts and cams, then later, it's other stuff too. BTW chuckles, aliens ARE cams, that was a bit redundant, but then, n00bs don't really know what they are talking about, do they?
Go ahead, try again, you'll lose.
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I always take my #5 big bro, a .45 caliber hand gun, and a vial of holy water.
Just in case.
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I don't mind taking a little extra on new climbs or climbs that I can't read from the ground.
My standard rack: camalots .5-3 and tcu's blue to orange(2 blues) a half rack of nuts(leave all the big ones on the ground) 6 or so draws and what ever for slings.
Running out of gear can be stress full! But if I find my self with too much gear on my harness, I simply place extra at good stances.
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tradrenn
Jun 1, 2006, 3:34 AM
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In reply to: HEHEHE, my rack has been places yours will never go trashrent.
Invalid argument.
Don't be ignorat man, don't say never, you have not a clue where will I and my rack go + I have been invited to do some FA next year, shut up.
In reply to: In grade and FA.
Give me 2 more years and I will royally kick your ass and your BS attitude.
How many FA in Alabama do you have ?
In reply to: Hell why am I bothering with you? you can't even get your rack story straight, first it's all nuts and cams, then later, it's other stuff too. BTW chuckles, aliens ARE cams, that was a bit redundant, but then, n00bs don't really know what they are talking about, do they?
Yes I do own "other staff too" it doesn't mean I don't know my rack, diff areas require diff rack, you should know that, it is pretty simple to understand if you had a brain, do you have one ? I think it is kind of obvious that Aliens are cams, if you weren't a noob yourself then you would know that that goes without saying.
In reply to: Go ahead, try again, you'll lose.
Yo Dirt I tried again, what do you have on me that I don't know ?
Hint for you: NOTHING
At this opportunity I would like to extend my congratullation to you.
You are the biggest M. on this web site.
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tradrenn
Jun 1, 2006, 3:38 AM
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In reply to: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ok boys,(Dirt and Trad) time to go to your separate corners :D Cosmiccragsman
Thank you for your post, that was hilarious.
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dirtineye
Jun 1, 2006, 1:20 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ok boys,(Dirt and Trad) time to go to your separate corners :D Cosmiccragsman Thank you for your post, that was hilarious.
yeah yo uare blakc and blue, adn reeling, and you don't even know it.
Your information about me is not even close to correct, hahaha!
Idiot.
You are boring.
Ivited to do an FA next year??? LOL, my 6th lead ever was an FA, found it myself, didnt need an invite from anyone.
MAYBE in two more years you will do what I did in my first six months, but I doubt it.
Lets's see, there is a phrase for this moment, what is it?
Oh yeah, STFU n00b.
Now i'm leaving, you can have the last word, but when the dust settles, you'll still be what you are-- pathetic.
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heiko
Jun 1, 2006, 1:42 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ok boys,(Dirt and Trad) time to go to your separate corners :D Cosmiccragsman Thank you for your post, that was hilarious. yeah yo uare blakc and blue, adn reeling, and you don't even know it. Your information about me is not even close to correct, hahaha! Idiot. You are boring. Ivited to do an FA next year??? LOL, my 6th lead ever was an FA, found it myself, didnt need an invite from anyone. MAYBE in two more years you will do what I did in my first six months, but I doubt it. Lets's see, there is a phrase for this moment, what is it? Oh yeah, STFU n00b. Now i'm leaving, you can have the last word, but when the dust settles, you'll still be what you are-- pathetic.
Haha, dirtyeye, can't believe that an experienced, seasoned climber like you needs to diss other people b/c of their climbing gear, and then brag about grades, rack size or number of FAs. Money (if I had any that is) buys me about any rack I want, I have more than 12 FAs of my Kitchen Table North Face, Laundry Hill and The Couch, and in Australia I'd climb 15's. So:
:wtf:
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cchildre
Jun 1, 2006, 1:59 PM
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LMFAO, you guys are fighting like an old married couple! Sweet!
Dirtineye, I would have to agree that this falls into the 95% you speak of in your personal description.
I am waiting for one of you to tell the other that his dad can beat up the others!
In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ok boys,(Dirt and Trad) time to go to your separate corners :D Cosmiccragsman Thank you for your post, that was hilarious. yeah yo uare blakc and blue, adn reeling, and you don't even know it. Your information about me is not even close to correct, hahaha! Idiot. You are boring. Ivited to do an FA next year??? LOL, my 6th lead ever was an FA, found it myself, didnt need an invite from anyone. MAYBE in two more years you will do what I did in my first six months, but I doubt it. Lets's see, there is a phrase for this moment, what is it? Oh yeah, STFU n00b. Now i'm leaving, you can have the last word, but when the dust settles, you'll still be what you are-- pathetic. |
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reg
Jun 1, 2006, 2:04 PM
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In reply to: I always bring everything I have. But I have not been leading long, so I do not always know what I might need. At this point, I would rather have way too much, than not enough.
me too!
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dirtineye
Jun 1, 2006, 6:48 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: I always bring everything I have. But I have not been leading long, so I do not always know what I might need. At this point, I would rather have way too much, than not enough. me too!
As they say in Bob's church:
Too much is ALWAYS better than not enough.
And again, also relevant to climbing:
MORE SLACK!
I begin to think Bob must have been a climber.
You other guys: Yeah, I should not have said anything. But what I said is true. Sue me.
YOu see, at some point, anythign you say will offend someone. IF I talk casually about climbing with MOST of my partners, mentioning them by name, I get accused of spraying. IF I say, " I don;t know where the crux is, it was all about the same", to someone who stuggles at that grade on that climb, they are likely to get offended, in fact, a friend of mine did just that once.
So, if you think I am going to moderate what I talk about to try to satisfy a bunch of wank-balls, think again.
I have helped more beginners learn to climb safely than most of you, they usually appreciate that, so, if you don't like what I write, don't read anything I post, but, in any case keep your Fvcking mouth shut when you don't know what yo uare talking about, and I won't try to bit your head off.
I hope that is clear.
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up_up_up
Jun 1, 2006, 7:15 PM
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as it has been said i totally agree that it depends on your level and your confedence in yourself to do a route. If you have done it several time you may know what gear you need. if its your first time i would bring most of my rack that i thought i would need.
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microbarn
Jun 1, 2006, 7:55 PM
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hehehe
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tradrenn
Jun 2, 2006, 1:40 AM
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In reply to: Haha, dirtyeye, can't believe that an experienced, seasoned climber like you needs to diss other people b/c of their climbing gear, and then brag about grades, rack size or number of FAs. Money (if I had any that is) buys me about any rack I want, I have more than 12 FAs of my Kitchen Table North Face, Laundry Hill and The Couch, and in Australia I'd climb 15's. So: :wtf: :roll:
See Dirt, learn from this guy, he is not calling people names like you do with almost every post that you have.
Dirt you are the biggest ASSHOLE and a MORON that I ever heared about.
If it is only possible you suck and blow at the same time.
You have zero class and no manners.
It was fun, later dirtinaye.
Heiko I hope you don't mind me using you as an example to learn from.
Edited: Because it just does not make any sense to try to change some people.
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cam
Jun 2, 2006, 3:25 AM
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:oops: Yeah, I carry more gear than I should. I'm one of those "rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it" sort. My buddy and I have this ongoing contest regarding who has the biggest piece of gear, which was born from our mutual admission that we both carry too much gear and more often than not, too large for the climbs we do most.
Of course, I don't carry the #5 Camalot all the time...just when I think it may come in handy. Like the time in North Conway, when I had it clipped to a rear gear loop and needed it on one of the upper pitches because I used up all my smaller gear below. It was either a small piece or a monster piece and the monster was all I had left. I was pretty happy to have the thing actually, especially after taking a fall on a lower pitch and having been sacked by that god damn mallet upon landing as its momentum carried on between my thighs, swinging from the rear gear loop. Painful and embarrassing, but totally worth it . :righton:
cam out.
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dirtineye
Jun 2, 2006, 8:16 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Haha, dirtyeye, can't believe that an experienced, seasoned climber like you needs to diss other people b/c of their climbing gear, and then brag about grades, rack size or number of FAs. Money (if I had any that is) buys me about any rack I want, I have more than 12 FAs of my Kitchen Table North Face, Laundry Hill and The Couch, and in Australia I'd climb 15's. So: :wtf: :roll: See Dirt, learn from this guy, he is not calling people names like you do with almost every post that you have. Dirt you are the biggest ASSHOLE and a MORON that I ever heared about. If it is only possible you suck and blow at the same time. You have zero class and no manners. Put a bullet in your head, you will be doing all of us a big favor. I DARE YOU !!! It was fun, later dirtinaye. Heiko I hope you don't mind me using you as an example to learn from.
Hmm, thre is only one thing to do here, and that is to tell you to
GO FVCK YOURSLF < YOU STUPID MISERBLE TURD.
WOrk on your english while you are at it. Myabe Canuck land will get some sense and deport your sorry ass.
Class?? Manners? You tell people to kill themselves and speak of class in the same breath??? ASounds like you've been around Kodos or something, at least you have a few screws loose.
Come help me pull the trigger, idiot, we'll see how well you do.
LOL, you'll probably get a tarpit, hopefully a banning out of this one, dumbshit.
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tradrenn
Jun 5, 2006, 2:56 AM
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You win.
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dudemanbu
Jun 5, 2006, 12:25 PM
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YES! I love winning!
I'd like to thank the academy... my parents, and God.
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charley
Jun 5, 2006, 1:12 PM
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I am just so happy for the LOOOOOAAAADS of beta for we inexperienced leaders to figure out what to take off our overburdened racks. :roll: :oops: :roll: :shock:
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j_ung
Jun 5, 2006, 4:27 PM
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Ladies and gentemen, the winner of the maturity award for backing out of fruitless flame fests...
Thanks tradrenn. :)
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krusher4
Jun 5, 2006, 6:24 PM
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oh that;s kinda sad, I was enjoying read this pissing match at work. Oh well.......I am glad this thread ended on a happy note.
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tradrenn
Jun 7, 2006, 3:31 AM
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Me too.
Thanks for the trophys, you know who you are.
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