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inthe804
Jan 7, 2012, 10:47 PM
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I have been sporting climbing for a while now, but I want to learn more about trad climbing. I understand all the gear, but I just don't want to invest in cams yet, especially since I am still sorta new to the sport. Given that, would a set of nuts be a good investment just to practice using them on long runouts and stuff like that?
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bearbreeder
Jan 7, 2012, 11:39 PM
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the best investment would be beer and gas money for a more experienced trad climber to show you the ropes ... and use his gear at the same time while you may know about the gear ... someone needs to be absolutely sure that yr placements are solid ...
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Jan 8, 2012, 12:59 AM
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bearbreeder wrote: the best investment would be beer and gas money for a more experienced trad climber to show you the ropes ... and use his gear at the same time while you may know about the gear ... someone needs to be absolutely sure that yr placements are solid ... Amen to that! Follow an experienced leader so that you can learn about the gear and gear placements. It's amazing how much you absorb when you follow a competent leader.
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tH1e-swiN1e
Jan 8, 2012, 1:51 AM
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+1 to both things said
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onceahardman
Jan 8, 2012, 1:58 AM
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Yes. If you are serious about wanting to engage in self-protected, self-reliant, "leave no trace" climbing, and you feel the need to buy something, by all means get a set of wired nuts. You will use them for many years. Play around with them, learn how they work. And, learn from an expert, which is sometimes different than learning from a guide.
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Player
Jan 8, 2012, 7:23 AM
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I'm in the same sort of situation. I took a class on building anchors. I get out and build TR anchors and climb when I cant find someone to follow on lead.
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superchuffer
Jan 8, 2012, 2:11 PM
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always wear a helmet
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jcd82
Jan 8, 2012, 3:53 PM
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What I did was bought a small rack with my buddy. We goofed around for a while and somehow were not subject to something tragic. Then after a month or so we took a class which helped tremendously. Stay safe.
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jacques
Jan 9, 2012, 12:31 AM
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inthe804 wrote: I understand all the gear, but I just don't want to invest in cams yet, especially since I am still sorta new to the sport. My 2 cents; As the weather is very mild, find a cliff to aid climb. Placing pro and looking where you are going to fall and it is very important. Stress is the hardier skill to master. If you can think in lead, there is always some thing you can do. Some are natural climber and are very strong commitment (solo)...Some are so afraid that they can not think that other people can have more skill to manage the stress. If you really like to climb, take time to learn that skill. It is not very popular because some very good climber don't like to have a low commitment. But a climber can have a very high commitment, and be a very poor climber. Some of them do aid climbing. This is for sure for very strong minds.
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damienclimber
Jan 9, 2012, 12:40 AM
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inthe804 wrote: I have been sporting climbing for a while now, but I want to learn more about trad climbing. I understand all the gear, but I just don't want to invest in cams yet, especially since I am still sorta new to the sport. Given that, would a set of nuts be a good investment just to practice using them on long runouts and stuff like that? Do you have a nutcracker?
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inthe804
Jan 9, 2012, 1:51 AM
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do you mean like a nut extractor or nut tool? Cause I would plan on buying one if I get a set of nuts.
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jcrew
Jan 9, 2012, 2:04 AM
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one thing that wasn't said: don't go buy a bunch of gear until you've cleaned and placed a bunch and figured out which gizmos you like. it's impossible to carry everything on the market; figure out which brands you like by using you trad. master's rack. and show your appreciation by buying much beer, as was already said.
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