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carabiner96
Oct 7, 2009, 12:43 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: ken21il wrote: Bazzy_J wrote: Gear4Rocks has some awesome trad gear on ebay. Check it out. I hope this was meant to be a joke... Plastic Rocks = Dead Not really. I think it was in the late 80's early 90's that plastic chocks could be bought stateside and were fully rated and certified (sorry, not a lab geek, they could tell you what). One of my profs brought his well loved set in, lamenting that they didn't stick around because they didn't provide enough psychological support for most climbers...and could turn stuck hard after a whipper on hard rock. He's been around the block a few times as a climber, too....would often get my fix of old school dacks stories from him.
granted, they were not from ukraine.
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cilohabmilc
Oct 7, 2009, 1:24 AM
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I've read it... i just don't think it's necessary to make a mockery out of someone's honest questions. Like i said before. No one is forcing you to read a redundant post... that's what the subject line is for.
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Bazzy_J
Oct 7, 2009, 1:52 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: carabiner96 wrote: ken21il wrote: Bazzy_J wrote: Gear4Rocks has some awesome trad gear on ebay. Check it out. I hope this was meant to be a joke... Plastic Rocks = Dead Not really. I think it was in the late 80's early 90's that plastic chocks could be bought stateside and were fully rated and certified (sorry, not a lab geek, they could tell you what). One of my profs brought his well loved set in, lamenting that they didn't stick around because they didn't provide enough psychological support for most climbers...and could turn stuck hard after a whipper on hard rock. He's been around the block a few times as a climber, too....would often get my fix of old school dacks stories from him. granted, they were not from ukraine.
It was a joke 
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carabiner96
Oct 7, 2009, 2:00 AM
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Bazzy_J wrote: carabiner96 wrote: carabiner96 wrote: ken21il wrote: Bazzy_J wrote: Gear4Rocks has some awesome trad gear on ebay. Check it out. I hope this was meant to be a joke... Plastic Rocks = Dead Not really. I think it was in the late 80's early 90's that plastic chocks could be bought stateside and were fully rated and certified (sorry, not a lab geek, they could tell you what). One of my profs brought his well loved set in, lamenting that they didn't stick around because they didn't provide enough psychological support for most climbers...and could turn stuck hard after a whipper on hard rock. He's been around the block a few times as a climber, too....would often get my fix of old school dacks stories from him. granted, they were not from ukraine. It was a joke
that's why I wasn't replying to you, schnookums.
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Bazzy_J
Oct 7, 2009, 2:40 AM
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carabiner96 wrote: Bazzy_J wrote: carabiner96 wrote: carabiner96 wrote: ken21il wrote: Bazzy_J wrote: Gear4Rocks has some awesome trad gear on ebay. Check it out. I hope this was meant to be a joke... Plastic Rocks = Dead Not really. I think it was in the late 80's early 90's that plastic chocks could be bought stateside and were fully rated and certified (sorry, not a lab geek, they could tell you what). One of my profs brought his well loved set in, lamenting that they didn't stick around because they didn't provide enough psychological support for most climbers...and could turn stuck hard after a whipper on hard rock. He's been around the block a few times as a climber, too....would often get my fix of old school dacks stories from him. granted, they were not from ukraine. It was a joke that's why I wasn't replying to you, schnookums.
Ya, I should have quoted the original reply. Thanks anyway, sweetness.  
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