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dark_zer0
Jul 26, 2006, 2:53 AM
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hi, i would want to know what would happen if u tied your harness directly to a quickdraw in an indoor gym? i hear u will break your back but has any1 tried it? it sounds way too dangerous
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cjsimpso
Jul 26, 2006, 2:58 AM
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I've always been afraid that if I do that a troll might come and eat me.
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hammerless_7
Jul 26, 2006, 2:59 AM
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Happy thoughts, happy thoughts :roll:
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sbaclimber
Jul 26, 2006, 3:12 AM
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Bah, you'll be fine.....
...as long as you don't actually put a dynamic load on it and/or are wearing a swami belt :twisted:
PS, and whatever you do, DO NOT use a bowline! You will die instantly :shock:
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clarki
Jul 26, 2006, 3:21 AM
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T.06
Most of the deductions resulting from an agonizing overabundance of webspeak. Final reductions in overall score resulted from an overwelming sense of blatent non-direction and simple, limpness.
Try again brother, don't give up hope this early in the game. There is still time.
John
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ctardi
Jul 26, 2006, 4:05 AM
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Depends...Are you just resting on it? Or planning to fall on it?
A quickdraw doesn't stretch like the rope, so you don't want to fall on it.
Easing your body weight onto it on the other hand is fine, but why?
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paganmonkeyboy
Jul 26, 2006, 4:11 AM
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naw dude - use a daisy...
damn kids - the right tool for the right job i tell ya...
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ctardi
Jul 26, 2006, 4:17 AM
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In reply to: naw dude - use a daisy... damn kids - the right tool for the right job i tell ya...
Do you usually take a daisy to the gym?
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curtis_g
Jul 26, 2006, 4:25 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: naw dude - use a daisy... damn kids - the right tool for the right job i tell ya... Do you usually take a daisy to the gym?
do you usually take falls onto a quickdraw?
I'
m really confused as to what this question is asking...but if by chance I do understand it right, then why the hell would this ever happen, or why would you want to...or how far could you really fall? :?: :wtf: fall on a quickdraw :wtf: :?:
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ctardi
Jul 26, 2006, 4:28 AM
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Why/when...well, setting I suppose you could end up clipped to a draw.
You can take a factor 2 onto it quite easily...
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antthedrummer
Jul 26, 2006, 11:36 AM
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I smell... troll! :wink:
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shanz
Jul 26, 2006, 12:08 PM
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i wouldnt quite give it a t.06 not creative enough- t-3 maybe but even thats being generous
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clarki
Jul 26, 2006, 12:34 PM
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Shanz, that was .06 as in point O six or six tenths....at any rate, it is much less than 1. Real problem is that I bit anyway. Fortunately this seems to be a catch and release fishery!
John
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csproul
Jul 26, 2006, 1:01 PM
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In reply to: Shanz, that was .06 as in point O six or six tenths....at any rate, it is much less than 1. Real problem is that I bit anyway. Fortunately this seems to be a catch and release fishery! John |
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jeffo
Jul 26, 2006, 1:25 PM
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Hey,
I used to set routes in a gym and would always clip myself to a wall draw while setting, its a great place to rest on. However, why would you wan to be moving while attached to a draw? It seems too limiting. I'd only rest on it or lean on it but never climb upwards on it...that's just silly. Besides, if you are climbing upwards your going to stop real quick due to the draw pulling your belt down. If you are justing taking a rest fine, then unclip before moving forward.
Cheers,
J
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csgambill
Jul 26, 2006, 2:16 PM
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OMG I swear I saw this guy once who cliped a quickdraw directly to his belay loop on his harness instead of a gear loop, and the instant he touched the QD to his belay loop he crumpled to the ground because his back had broken in three places! :shock: :shock: It was even crazier than the time I discussed string theory over tea and crumptes with Sasquatch.
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antthedrummer
Jul 26, 2006, 3:04 PM
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In reply to: OMG I swear I saw this guy once who cliped a quickdraw directly to his belay loop on his harness instead of a gear loop, and the instant he touched the QD to his belay loop he crumpled to the ground because his back had broken in three places! :shock: :shock: It was even crazier than the time I discussed string theory over tea and crumptes with Sasquatch.
lmao... a trophy for you sir!
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Jul 26, 2006, 3:39 PM
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I'm still trying to picture this...
The question doesn't make sense no matter which way I look at it.
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ctardi
Jul 26, 2006, 5:10 PM
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You clip your belay loop to a quickdraw. What don't you understand about it? We can help you, you'd just have to be more specific than 'I don't get it'.
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shockabuku
Jul 26, 2006, 7:02 PM
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How the h_ll do you tie your harness onto anything? :?: I'd fall out of mine if I tried that. Hey, how do I get one of those "WTF?" faces?
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ctardi
Jul 26, 2006, 7:10 PM
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I'm guessing he meant 'clip' not tie...
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clarki
Jul 26, 2006, 7:49 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Shanz, that was .06 as in point O six or six tenths....at any rate, it is much less than 1. Real problem is that I bit anyway. Fortunately this seems to be a catch and release fishery! John or maybe even six one hundredths.
Mayhaps I should consider sharpening my pencil a bit :oops: Or taking remedial math classes..............
John
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coolklimber
Jul 26, 2006, 8:16 PM
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DO you mean climb TR to a draw, clip for a rest, then keep climbing?
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curtis_g
Jul 26, 2006, 8:57 PM
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this looks like the case of a guy with a question after climbing once in the gym, found this site, registered just so he could post, asked a question, and forgot he was ever here.
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