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stymingersfink
Jul 21, 2008, 7:29 AM
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Darkforrest wrote: the_leech wrote: Darkforrest wrote: ... so you can tell everyone you where right for once. You mean " were right for once." You need to brush up on your grammar if you want to climb long routes. Ya because knowing which were to use is the telling factor if i can climb or not. 
...and were wood that bee?
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stymingersfink
Jul 21, 2008, 7:29 AM
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stymingersfink wrote: Darkforrest wrote: the_leech wrote: Darkforrest wrote: ... so you can tell everyone you where right for once. You mean " were right for once." You need to brush up on your grammar if you want to climb long routes. Ya because knowing which were to use is the telling factor if i can climb or not. ^^WOOT!^^ |
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lena_chita
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Jul 21, 2008, 3:02 PM
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Darkforrest wrote: You have cemented me doing this now. I don't need a guide. I am confident I can lead the grade as I have been climbing at the grade of 5.8 for 2 years now. I don't need advice as far as what i need to do to complete the route just wanted to make sure that I didn't need more gear that what I already KNEW i needed.
You just don't get it.
I have been leading quite a bit harder than 5.8 for more than 2 years, I have taken a course on anchors and have learned quite a bit about self-resque from talking to more experience people, and I STILL wouldn't want to do my first multi-pitch climb with a partner who would be even less experienced than me. Because I don't kid myself into thinking that my single-pitch climbing ability equates to my ability to do multi-pitch climbing of the same grade.
Tell me, are you going to belay off the anchors when top-belaying? Are you going to redirect? Do you know the pros and cons of each? Would you be able to decide on the spot which one to do and set up correctly for whatever your chosen method is? Are you confident that your partner would be able to do the same? That you would be able to teach him how to do it, if you yourself have just a fogy idea b/c you "top-belayed a couple of times", and you don't even know what additional gear you might need for that?
Do you know how to use prussics to ascend? Does your partner know? What would you do if your 5.6-climbing partner gets stuck following you on the 5.8 pitch? Loses his nerve? Breaks an ankle? Are you completely confident that you would be able to climb your 8th pitch of the day in the dark b/c you took much monger than you thought it would take? Your earlier post made it seem like self-rescue is a black box for you, too.
YOu will do whatever you want, of course. But you asked for advice... if you don't want to hear what people think about your idea, don't post it.
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