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aiyanna

Oct 13, 2006, 3:54 AM
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I'm new here and also very new to climbing. I need to know how to tie both the mountaineer's coil and the backpacker's coil. I've been searching all over but I can't find instructions to tie these coils. The only coil I know how to tie is the alpine coil. It would be very helpful if someone would give me detailed instructions on how to tie these coils. Thanks in advance. :)

rockguide

Oct 13, 2006, 4:18 AM
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and, apparently new to google.
tradgirl describes both
Backpacker's coil image
called an alpine coil here
Good images here
and yet more!

ter_bee

Oct 14, 2006, 9:17 PM
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i'm sure she meant to say thank you.

rockguide

Oct 14, 2006, 9:39 PM
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i'm sure she meant to say thank you.

I feel so used :lol:

alexmac

Oct 15, 2006, 4:46 AM
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i'm sure she meant to say thank you.

I feel so used :lol:

Very simple method of correcting the person, just no one belay for them... Sooner or later they get the point or move on to sissy sports like Hockey or Rugby (kidding).

Alex

endercore

Nov 6, 2006, 12:36 AM
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consider a rope bag, then you won't have to coil and uncoil.

ridgeclimber

Nov 6, 2006, 1:21 AM
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I prefer the butterfly coil to the mountaineer's because I find it tends to tangle less and can be modified to make a backpack coil. Also fits the straps on my pack nicely.

alexmac

Nov 6, 2006, 5:56 AM
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and, apparently new to google.
tradgirl describes both
Backpacker's coil image
called an alpine coil here
Good images here
and yet more!

Good to provide links, we were all new once to all things.

themadmilkman

Nov 6, 2006, 2:18 PM
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Great, so this shows up on the front page the morning AFTER I spent an hour trying to remember where I saw it...

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