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sungam
Nov 11, 2009, 12:58 PM
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We're gradually getting less small, Montane is a fair sized company - though they do rock.
That reminds me - Buffalo.
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james481
Nov 11, 2009, 8:53 PM
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sungam wrote: We're gradually getting less small, Montane is a fair sized company - though they do rock. That reminds me - Buffalo.
True, Montane (and Rab for that matter) are fair sized companies, certainly not what I would qualify as "cottage" manufacturers. That being said, relative to the quality of Montane's gear, very few folks over on this side of the pond have even heard of them, much less own some of their stuff. As a happy Montane customer (Super Fly XT), I take every opportunity to let people around here know about their gear... 
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sungam
Nov 11, 2009, 9:06 PM
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james481 wrote: sungam wrote: We're gradually getting less small, Montane is a fair sized company - though they do rock. That reminds me - Buffalo. True, Montane (and Rab for that matter) are fair sized companies, certainly not what I would qualify as "cottage" manufacturers. That being said, relative to the quality of Montane's gear, very few folks over on this side of the pond have even heard of them, much less own some of their stuff. As a happy Montane customer (Super Fly XT), I take every opportunity to let people around here know about their gear...
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NO0B
Nov 17, 2009, 3:08 PM
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+1 for Mystery Ranch, love my g7000, thinking about one of the y-zip packs for backcountry stuffs.
Aslo Cooke Custom Sewing makes some pretty sweet stuff.
http://www.cookecustomsewing.com/
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ryanb
Nov 25, 2009, 7:42 PM
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Recently picked up a beastmaker 2000 series to help get me through another wet winter and it is by far the best hangboard I have ever used and deserves a mention on this thread.
http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/
A good progression of doable to damn hard slopers, medium to tiny edges and a few oddball sloping 2 finger and mono pockets make it clear those brits know a thing or two about staying entertained when the rock is dripping wet.
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sungam
Nov 25, 2009, 8:40 PM
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ryanb wrote: Recently picked up a beastmaker 2000 series to help get me through another wet winter and it is by far the best hangboard I have ever used and deserves a mention on this thread. http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/ A good progression of doable to damn hard slopers, medium to tiny edges and a few oddball sloping 2 finger and mono pockets make it clear those brits know a thing or two about staying entertained when the rock is dripping wet.
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ryanb
Nov 25, 2009, 8:58 PM
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sungam wrote: ryanb wrote: Recently picked up a beastmaker 2000 series to help get me through another wet winter and it is by far the best hangboard I have ever used and deserves a mention on this thread. http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/ A good progression of doable to damn hard slopers, medium to tiny edges and a few oddball sloping 2 finger and mono pockets make it clear those brits know a thing or two about staying entertained when the rock is dripping wet. Can you stick those slopers? We have a 2000 series as well. It's kick ass, but I wish it had yet a smaller crimp on it, but I just add weight.
I can stick the easier two angles okay (I nest my index finger for the 30) but I've been slipping off the 45. The exciting thing about the beastmaker is that I can nest/not nest, get my thumb involved or not and sand the slopers with various grit sandpaper to make them easier or harder...its the first system i've seen that seems to let you easily progress to harder and harder slopers/open handed positions.
That small edge feels pretty small to me after spending last winter hanging a 3/4" campus rung but that rad that you've got them dialed in...have you tried working 3 and 2 finger grips on it or sanding it with fine grit paper to make it slicker?
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sungam
Nov 25, 2009, 9:20 PM
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ryanb wrote: sungam wrote: ryanb wrote: Recently picked up a beastmaker 2000 series to help get me through another wet winter and it is by far the best hangboard I have ever used and deserves a mention on this thread. http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/ A good progression of doable to damn hard slopers, medium to tiny edges and a few oddball sloping 2 finger and mono pockets make it clear those brits know a thing or two about staying entertained when the rock is dripping wet. Can you stick those slopers? We have a 2000 series as well. It's kick ass, but I wish it had yet a smaller crimp on it, but I just add weight. I can stick the easier two angles okay (I nest my index finger for the 30) but I've been slipping off the 45. The exciting thing about the beastmaker is that I can nest/not nest, get my thumb involved or not and sand the slopers with various grit sandpaper to make them easier or harder...its the first system i've seen that seems to let you easily progress to harder and harder slopers/open handed positions. That small edge feels pretty small to me after spending last winter hanging a 3/4" campus rung but that rad that you've got them dialed in...have you tried working 3 and 2 finger grips on it or sanding it with fine grit paper to make it slicker?
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robdotcalm
Nov 25, 2009, 9:37 PM
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ryanb wrote: I can stick the easier two angles okay (I nest my index finger for the 30) but I've been slipping off the 45.
"nest" now gets added to the most disliked terms used by climbers.
Cheers,
Rob.calm
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ryanb
Nov 25, 2009, 9:40 PM
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robdotcalm wrote: ryanb wrote: I can stick the easier two angles okay (I nest my index finger for the 30) but I've been slipping off the 45. "nest" now gets added to the most disliked terms used by climbers. Cheers, Rob.calm
Here are a few more you might enjoy:
http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/grips.JPG
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ryanb
Nov 25, 2009, 10:02 PM
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sungam wrote: ryanb wrote: sungam wrote: ryanb wrote: Recently picked up a beastmaker 2000 series to help get me through another wet winter and it is by far the best hangboard I have ever used and deserves a mention on this thread. http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/ A good progression of doable to damn hard slopers, medium to tiny edges and a few oddball sloping 2 finger and mono pockets make it clear those brits know a thing or two about staying entertained when the rock is dripping wet. Can you stick those slopers? We have a 2000 series as well. It's kick ass, but I wish it had yet a smaller crimp on it, but I just add weight. I can stick the easier two angles okay (I nest my index finger for the 30) but I've been slipping off the 45. The exciting thing about the beastmaker is that I can nest/not nest, get my thumb involved or not and sand the slopers with various grit sandpaper to make them easier or harder...its the first system i've seen that seems to let you easily progress to harder and harder slopers/open handed positions. That small edge feels pretty small to me after spending last winter hanging a 3/4" campus rung but that rad that you've got them dialed in...have you tried working 3 and 2 finger grips on it or sanding it with fine grit paper to make it slicker? The smallest edge is just right for me to use as the 10s hang for complex training, but I have to add a ton of weight to use it for the 4s hang. That's my only problem with it. My record on the 45 sloper non-nesting is about 1.5s, but that's from swinging foreward slightly. They are the toughest slopers on any board I've seen. I also love the versitility of the pockets (a big weakness for me).
Nice, I can't even start to stick the 45's yet unless i turn it into a pinch or something...slopers are a hugh weakness for me which is the main reason i am stoked on the beastmaker.
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sungam
Nov 25, 2009, 10:07 PM
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robdotcalm wrote: sungam wrote: My record on the 45 sloper non-nesting is about 1.5s, but that's from swinging foreward slightly. First mountaineering, then crag climbing, then bouldering, then climbing indoors. Now we have competitive hangboarding. Sungam's post marks the official end of rock climbing. Gratias et valete bene! RobertusPunctumPacificus
I was also taking a bit of a plug at the beastmaker site which has "problems" that you're meant to project - eg hanging the sloping monos for 10 seconds is an 8a+ or something like that.
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ryanb
Nov 25, 2009, 10:09 PM
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robdotcalm wrote: sungam wrote: My record on the 45 sloper non-nesting is about 1.5s, but that's from swinging foreward slightly. First mountaineering, then crag climbing, then bouldering, then climbing indoors. Now we have competitive hangboarding. Sungam's post marks the official end of rock climbing. Gratias et valete bene! RobertusPunctumPacificus
Don't climb many 80's style thin face/slab/sparse gear route do you?
"He who hang's on route in summer must hang on board in winter" - Saying amongst seattle area climbers.
"Be good, and if you can't be good, be strong" - Richie Patterson
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ingrahamd
Nov 26, 2009, 6:07 AM
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I think someone mentioned Onsight Climbing out of Squamish or maybe it was in another post. Does anyone have a link to their page, it didn't seem to work when I tried. |
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ski.ninja
Nov 26, 2009, 8:09 AM
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ingrahamd wrote: I think someone mentioned Onsight Climbing out of Squamish or maybe it was in another post. Does anyone have a link to their page, it didn't seem to work when I tried.
Onsight stopped making climbing products a few years ago. They make packs and 'travel solutions' now, though I haven't tried any of them.
http://www.onsightequipment.com/
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qwert
Nov 26, 2009, 9:04 AM
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Yes and no!
They do have some excellent ideas, and really completely thought through a lot of their stuff, however there are a few problems:
1. A lot of stuff is very specific for scandinavian conditions. Not really a problem, but in order to assess if you have use for something, you gotta know a lot about that stuff.
2. They have a lot of quality issues, which especially sucks when you look at their prices!
Almost all people that have some Klättermusen stuff that i know have some problems with one piece or another.
However if you have something that has no issues, and perfectly fits you needs, then yes, Klättermusen is "da bomb".
qwert
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ingrahamd
Nov 26, 2009, 9:01 PM
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Bummer, I bought my rack used and had a bunch of their gear I really liked.
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karmiclimber
Dec 16, 2009, 2:33 PM
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In reply to: LOL! Actually, if you download the .pdf catalog there's even more nekidness. It's circa '70s nekidness, but nekidness all the same. Ladies, as any guy will tell you, "once you've seen one set of boobies...you want to see them all."  http://www.warmlite.com/cat-web.pdf
Not really though. Those racks aren't so bad, but there are some boobies that might give you a distaste for boobies in general.
(This post was edited by karmiclimber on Dec 16, 2009, 2:34 PM)
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sethg
Dec 16, 2009, 5:39 PM
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There's a little company called CCH that makes the best camming devices.
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