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uni_jim
May 4, 2009, 3:04 AM
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I have been seeing it more and more often. People at the gym with gear loops more full than me after a visit to the local all-you-can-eat. Are you the guy with 12 lockers hanging off their back loops, or maybe carying three cordalettes is your style? I know that some things can become a permanant fixture on the harness, such as a daisy chain or mallion, but what i really want to know is...
what is on your gym rack?
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seatbeltpants
May 4, 2009, 3:15 AM
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i always carry a few pieces of trad gear - shiny new cams with a few prominent scratches to make it clear it gets used - cos that way the ladies know i'm harder than i look as i flail up that tricky purple route in the corner.
steve
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angry
May 4, 2009, 3:15 AM
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A gri gri and I leave it on the ground when I'm climbing.
The real question is if you wear 2 pairs of shorts to the gym?
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coolcat83
May 4, 2009, 3:16 AM
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Depends where i'm going, if the gym requires that you bring your own belay device then i bring that, otherwise i pretty much take everything off my harness, sometimes leave my PAS on because it's just there and not in the way, i have a biner with finger tape on it that i clip my shoes together with and I'll clip that to my harness so i have tape if i need it, other then that, no need for anything else. I've seen people frequently at the gym with like 4-6 shiny lockers on their harnesses along with a ATC hanging from some small locker (not a suitable hms or belay biner) that just looks silly to me. it's not like you are going to get into a rescue situation in the gym, at least one would hope not.
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jakedatc
May 4, 2009, 3:18 AM
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I'll play..
1 maillion on haul loop - never leaves.
1 small locker with twisted 24" sling - never leaves
Reverso on locker - never leaves
Cinch on locker - when belaying and walking around.. generally don't climb with it on the harness.
i will give people a mental pass for things like autoblock cords on leg loops and other small things that don't leave the harness.. but i know the folks you are talking about and that gets silly
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meahtots
May 4, 2009, 3:23 AM
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for real. for some reason, people walking around, clanging around their five lockers, 3 belay devices, 2 PAS's, and a combination lock annoy me.
wtf? is this you?
oh, and my gym rack is a sling tied into a diaper harness and a belay off of the munter hitch
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wiki
May 4, 2009, 3:25 AM
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An atc xp and 3 atcs.
Strange... I only remember buying 1 atc.
I think they are breeding.
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PTM
May 4, 2009, 3:41 AM
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One Locker, One ATC, and a Rope (if that counts)
Oh...and chalk
WTF does anyone else need at a friggin' gym?
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dlintz
May 4, 2009, 3:43 AM
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An ATC and locker...and I often take them off when doing harder routes, it's a mental thing I guess.
d.
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spikeddem
May 4, 2009, 3:58 AM
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Doubles in BD cams from .5 to 3. Singles of 4-5 (I rarely need the 6). I used to bring hexes, but eventually felt pressure to leave them at home as they kinda attracted attention and people made fun of them. I used to bring aliens, but since I can't trust them anymore, I have switched to mastercams. I bring singles of those from 0 to 4, which has a bit of overlap with the BDs. I do bring a set of nuts, but I leave the aid sizes at home; I only bring 4-13 (BD). I do my best to remember to bring a munter along in case I drop my ATC from the top of the climb. I don't bother with the cordelette or any of that junk; it's just useless clutter as far as I'm concerned--I've already got the rope, why not use that, right? Since the gym already has draws, I leave all my trad draws at home. No need for webbing, either. My miniature guidebook, "Abbreviated Gym Climbs 5.8-5.11" is something that I always bring in my pack, too. It's nice to be able to regularly get new updates for it online, otherwise it'd probably be a waste. I've been finding myself using my poop tube less and less, wouldn't be too surprised if it got left in the gear closet from now on.
Great topic!!
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alleyehave
May 4, 2009, 3:58 AM
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Two tiblocs, 3 lockers, one set of brass offsets, 2 talons and a rurp....dialed to send
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rainman0915
May 4, 2009, 4:11 AM
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An ATC XP and a locking biner. nothing else needed
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msiddens
May 4, 2009, 4:21 AM
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easy.......flask of Scotch.
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AltitudeJunkie
May 4, 2009, 4:41 AM
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msiddens wrote: easy.......flask of Scotch.
haha. gym rack. thats funny.
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granite_grrl
May 4, 2009, 6:49 AM
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A 'rack' implies carrying a collection of items that you will need on the climb.
Frankly, I don't think many gym racks exist.
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fishbelly
May 4, 2009, 10:21 AM
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my chouinard holsters
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bill413
May 4, 2009, 11:27 AM
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People are missing the point!
5 lockers, steel preferred, for light training.
25 lb weight disks for serious training
(I use slings & lockers to clip to my belay loop).
A full barbell just gets in the way & chips holds on the adjacent routes. That's why I use the individual weights.
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apeman_e
May 4, 2009, 12:20 PM
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YES great topic! You people know who you are!
A girl at my gym belays with a gri gri and has TWO atcs on a single locker on a gear loop, presumably just in case she drops her gri gri and doesn't feel like bending over to pick it up.
I want to finish a gym climb trailing a haul line, haul up a giant bag, and pull a f**king clown out of it.
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johnwesely
May 4, 2009, 12:21 PM
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Embarrassing story alert...
I used to work at a gym, and one of my duties was to hold a sign with the the gyms number on it at various intersections. To make myself more interesting I wouldn't take the quickdraws off my harness. To make a short story less long, when I would belay inside the gym I would still have all the gear on there because it was a lot easier than taking it on and off, and I preferred having it all ready to go when I could get out and go climb. I got a lot of crap for this.
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iron106
May 4, 2009, 1:18 PM
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I am still waiting for someone to show up with a bunch of screws, to screw in the empty holes, and aid gear and aid up the wall.
You know to practice aid climbing. 
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kyote321
May 4, 2009, 1:30 PM
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good posting...
... crap on people's harnesses at the grym is super annoying. having to advertise that you might maybe climbing someday outside and have the crap to prove it is just plain pitiful.
the counter argument will be that the gear is there anyway and it isn't convenient to take it off. i switch up gear on my harness outdoors for every pitch - and you can't take less than a minute to unclip your crap before you come to the grym?
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swoopee
May 4, 2009, 1:31 PM
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ATC and locking biner. Also, as I climb outdoors mostly, I tend to leave the PAS, with a locking biner, girth hitched to the belay loop. I also clip my shoes and chalkbag to my harness with oval biners for convenience carrying them, so the biners stay on a gear loop as I climb. And occasionally I arrive at the gym to find that I've left a quickdraw or two, or a cordelette hanging from my harness (senile???). Sometimes I carry them back out to the car, but other times I just go ahead and look like a total tool and climb with them. 
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erick
May 4, 2009, 1:41 PM
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For sure the nut tool. It's my lucky nut tool.
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kachoong
May 4, 2009, 1:44 PM
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I like to carry an extra jug and allen wrench, just in case I need to swap out a shitty hold that I can't pull down on.... kind of like a mulligan's but for climbing.
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swoopee
May 4, 2009, 1:55 PM
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kachoong wrote: I like to carry an extra jug and allen wrench, just in case I need to swap out a shitty hold that I can't pull down on.... kind of like a mulligan's but for climbing.
Why didn't I think of that? No more thrashing around on 5.6 gym climbs for me.
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