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gator211
Jan 23, 2002, 10:51 PM
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It started raining halfway up my first trad lead. I finished with water running down the crack like a water faucet. I haven't climbed in the rain since, and don't think I will.
Besides the rain can cause those expensive camming devices to rust.
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addiroids
Jan 23, 2002, 11:08 PM
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If I am climbing and near the top and it starts raining, I just keep climbing. The quicker you climb the drier the rock will stay. If you just sit there, you get soaked, and so does the rock. If possible to rap, there is no shame in that. However, that's not always possible. I don't leave "bail gear" for rain!! But I have only been rained on like 7 days so far.
In Red Rocks, it was raining for 3/4 days we were there. One of the days the clouds were so thick that although it wasn't raining, the ropes and nylon absorbed a significant amount of water. Cool!
But I think the best thing about climbing when it's raining is rappelling on a wet rope. The rap device wrings it out right onto your lap and your nads get drinched in cold water.
TRADitionally yours,
Addiroids
P.S. If you don't climb in Colorado due to the threat of rain, you will never climb.
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smellydude
Jan 23, 2002, 11:21 PM
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Rain just means the aiders come out and some good goretex.
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clmbng_addict
Jan 23, 2002, 11:39 PM
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I just went climbing in the rain and snow again a week ago, cuz i just can't sit still that long . I always give up unsatisfied in the end though cuz i just can't get any friction on the rock when it's wet (it's all granite and gneiss, which is superslick when wet). Climbing an overhang in the rain sounds good however; i would try that if there were any near me.
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hangerlessbolt
Jan 24, 2002, 12:40 AM
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Not on purpose...but hell, it never rains in southern California!
Unless you're leading and in the middle of the third pitch of a 5-pitch route...then it rains cats and those other animals with four legs and a tail.
Climb on through, then haul ass down the friction decent...gotta love Tahquitz!
Got pelted a bit at Josh a few weekends ago...no worries, that rock drinks water.
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maculated
Jan 24, 2002, 3:07 AM
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So I'm looking at graduating next winter and I want to take off some time before going to grad school to just have fun, climb, work some retail job, and hike around with my dog . . . and I was thinking about checking out Oregon, but there's that rain problem that never occured to me . . . stay away? Stay in California?
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jmlangford
Jan 24, 2002, 3:59 AM
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Nikegirl...Dry rope is impregnated with a fluoropolymer solution that bonds to the fibers. This basically makes the ropes H2O repellant and keep it from absorbing water. Studies have shown that a wet rope, in addition to being heavier, is about 30% weaker. Sport climbers rarely use it but big-wallers and alpinists usually make it a priority. The dry-treatment is done at the factory.
P.S. I'll top rope granite in the rain-it doesn't hurt the rock and it preapares you a little bit for the time when you are caught in the rain and HAVE to keep climbing.
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madscientist
Jan 24, 2002, 6:09 AM
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I don't climb in the rain very often, but I have. Most of the time it was not on purpose. I just did not beat the afternoon thunderstorms. One day, it was raining cats and dogs when I was at Obed Tennessee. I just went to one of the overhangs, and we did a couple of routes that went up to the 40 foot roof and stopped.
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davyk46
Jan 24, 2002, 4:34 PM
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Last weekend, we went climbing and it wasn't suppose to rain. we get there and set up and right when i was about half way up the rock, the bottom fell out of one of the clouds. This was one of the worst feelings in the world not being able to hold on to anything. My feet were slipping and I was getting very very cold. I know after that esperience that when it rains, head for a gym or watch t.v.
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doki
Jul 4, 2002, 9:58 PM
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I climb at the gym
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apollodorus
Jul 4, 2002, 10:21 PM
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When it rains on the Wall, you just scramble like the rats you are and get yourselves ready for the Big Epic. When you put your camera into the avocado bucket to keep it dry, your partner yells at you to get the ledge fly, etc., etc. When the Epic fails to materialize, and you wake up after a rather easy night with a little rain, you laugh your ass off as your partner takes pictures of your convoluted mess of a bivy, then take off again.
But, that's just my opinion.
I once free soloed a 5.5 corner in the rain to get to a roof crack I wanted to aid. After that, I didn't/don't want to ever free solo again. Ever. I faced the Point of No Return, and got up, but it spooked me mightily.
Wet rock is for fishes and fools.
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stanagesi
Jul 4, 2002, 10:52 PM
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Come to the Peak in England,we're not as lucky with our weather! We have to climb in wet often, and as for how many days you leave the rock dry-- about 10 minutes should do nicely!
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sagarmatha
Jul 4, 2002, 11:08 PM
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Although unlikely, the danger of being hit by lightening while climbing in the rain is also a possibility - I read an true story about this on the Climbing magazine on epics (sept 2001?). Not pretty.
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verticallaw
Jul 4, 2002, 11:16 PM
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man in BC the majority of our climbing season it is raining...... so we live with it (bring some whiskey to keep ya warm). I have found that due to the fact that 5 out of 10 climbs are wet and slippery that when I get into a situation where the rock is actually DRY??? you end up sailing up it. Nothing like a bit of rain and or snow to turn that 5.9 into a psychodic 5.???? (ever tried smearing on moss?)
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beyond_gravity
Jul 4, 2002, 11:42 PM
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In Squamish where you have to wait 2-3 days for the rock to dry, hardcore bouldering dudes bring blow torchs to dry the rock.
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apollodorus
Jul 5, 2002, 12:44 AM
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Andy_Lemon, you don't use a blowtorch to dry the rock, you use it to weld heads. A 40/60 solder and propane torch fixes copper heads totally welder. You heat the rock first, then stick the head, then heat up until the solder flows. Exactly like plumbing pipe, only completely different. I like a toxic acid flux, but some guys say that't bad for the environment. So, I come back on the strong (F those guys...); use a hotter torch, a silver solder and a white chalky flux. My schnit sticks welder. I like to use a backpack with oxygen and acetylene bottles, not too heavy, but enough.
Welder, dude. It's totally welder.
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neeshman
Jul 5, 2002, 1:11 AM
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I tried to climb up up something that is ocassionaly "wetted"(?) and I fell off with two rocks in my hands, (does that make sense?)
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pumpkin_man
Jul 5, 2002, 2:58 AM
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nothing gonna stop me!
rain? i love rain!
i like hiking in the rain!
i like singing in the rain!
i like walking in the rain!
i like running in the rain!
i like thinking in the rain!
[ This Message was edited by: pumpkin_man on 2002-07-04 20:00 ]
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ximiana
Jul 5, 2002, 5:13 AM
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i dont climb with rain, is very dangerous, back to ur house or climb in a gym
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camhead
Jul 5, 2002, 6:16 AM
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Rain?
It's all about the overhung cave routes with horizontal endurofests baby!!!!
yeah. Ain't no rain hit a cave.
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doosh
Jul 5, 2002, 2:41 PM
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The out of water boudlering is nice, even in the rain...
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duracellbunny
Jul 5, 2002, 3:30 PM
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I don't climb under the rain. What I mean is, if I get up and it is raining I stay at home, but if at the moment I decided that I go climbing and start raining while I am climbing, well....just keep on climbing.
Here in Texas it is raining since last Friday so now I am looking foward to climbing anywhere!!! I wanna climb!!!!!!!!!
Climb safe and hard!!!
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sharmagod
Jul 5, 2002, 6:15 PM
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Rain sucks....so yeah I try and stay out of it when I can.I either climb at the gym or don't climb at all.
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cragchica
Jul 5, 2002, 7:32 PM
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He he... I live in Tucson.
We don't have to deal with that here!
Oh wait... we have fires. Everything is closed
I'd gladly take some of your rain for you. Send it my way.
P.S. Doosh - That out-of-water bouldering sounds great. Where are good sites for that? I'd be willing to make a trip.
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doosh
Jul 5, 2002, 7:35 PM
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Come to Austin NEXT WEEKEND.
http://www.bloodyflapper.com/pacebend.htm
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