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corpse
Jan 14, 2006, 4:04 AM
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I pat you on the back for resurrecting a thread that is a year and a half old.
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euroford
Jan 14, 2006, 4:30 AM
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LOL, wow i'm honored to have my stoopid anchor thread brought back from the grave. that photo wasn't from last year, but from the year before!
wow, but i sure do have nice legs don't i?
for what its worth, a long long long time ago i stumbled upon the magic of autoblocking devices and now leave the grigri at home.
unless of course i'm going aid climbing, in which case its nice so my partner can take a nap while i'm on lead.
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curtis_g
Jan 14, 2006, 6:45 AM
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In reply to: I pat you on the back for resurrecting a thread that is a year and a half old.
well, I certainly feel accomplished. 8^)
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billcoe_
Jan 16, 2006, 12:11 AM
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In reply to: LOL, wow i'm honored to have my stoopid anchor thread brought back from the grave. that photo wasn't from last year, but from the year before! wow, but i sure do have nice legs don't i? for what its worth, a long long long time ago i stumbled upon the magic of autoblocking devices and now leave the grigri at home. unless of course I'm going aid climbing, in which case its nice so my partner can take a nap while I'm on lead.
It's the quality of the pic that is worth reproducing I'm sure.
I still don't own a GriGri, but I could see it being real good to near mandatory for hard aid-hard walls.
There was an interesting failure since you posted where (it is surmised) that a rock got inside the gri gri and separated the rope.
Furthermore the etymology of the word Gri-Gri is shocking and it's right here. http://www.rockclimbing.com/topic/97548
bill
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corpse
Jan 16, 2006, 1:22 AM
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billcoe - I know the accident you are referring too.. And although it's a very real concern - you are FAARR more likely to die because you bomber cam placement failed, then to have a rock get in your grigri and cut the rope. That said, my grigri is in my climbing pack, and I haven't taken it out in over a year... Despite the facts - I still feel better with an experienced belayer belaying me with an ATC..
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natrajk
Jan 16, 2006, 2:03 AM
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Hey Euroford!
Just remember that it is equally dangerous if the rock interferes with a autoblocking device such as the B-52. It might prevent the device from blocking (this is described in the manual).
I guess you already knew this, but anyway... :)
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