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kyleshea
Jan 20, 2009, 12:12 AM
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jakedatc wrote: hosh wrote: Agreed. It's just funny to me. I can't imagine feeling like I need a crash pad when I'm 2 feet up, hard or not, and it's a soft sandy landing. The funny thing? I've seen the same boulderers who protect like that climb up several feet of a local 5.10 trad line and place their first piece of gear at 30 feet up. No spotter, bad landing, no crash pads, no problems. Why the sudden need for all the "extras" when there's no rope? Baffling to me. I guess I'm just not that insightful. hosh. because i bet they think 5.10 is really freaking easy. but V__ off the deck isn't easy and more likely to fall. and again.. if you HAVE a crashpad there.. you USE IT.. or someone else is using it and you just leave it there cuz it's stupid to move it. what are you going to do.. carry a crashpad all day and only open it up when you get on something taller than you think is ok to land? I think it's funny watching trad climbers that can TR .10 sew up 5.6 with 15-20 pieces of gear because they like to carry the kitchen sink and use it all..
"real" boulderers just bring a towel to wipe their shoes.
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getout87
Jan 20, 2009, 12:17 AM
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hosh wrote: Agreed. It's just funny to me. I can't imagine feeling like I need a crash pad when I'm 2 feet up, hard or not, and it's a soft sandy landing. The funny thing? I've seen the same boulderers who protect like that climb up several feet of a local 5.10 trad line and place their first piece of gear at 30 feet up. No spotter, bad landing, no crash pads, no problems. Why the sudden need for all the "extras" when there's no rope? Baffling to me. I guess I'm just not that insightful. hosh.
Like I said, it's all about what makes you feel safe. I guess the rope being there just makes it feel safer, whether it is or not.
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Valarc
Jan 20, 2009, 12:39 AM
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jakedatc wrote: For one... you have the pad there.. you might as well use it. You'd look really fucking stupid if you fell 3 feet and hit a random rock and smashed your tailbone or something.
Exactly. I wouldn't bother dragging out the pad if all I'm planning for a day is a low roof, but if I've got the pad, I'm going to chuck it under there, if for no other reason than to keep the dirt off my back when I inevitably fall.
It can often be more about convenience and comfort than it is about fear of injury. If the pad is there, I might as well have a softer landing.
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jakedatc
Jan 20, 2009, 12:51 AM
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i dont have many places with soft landings but if i'm being lazy i just bring my Satellite pad Yellow one in my pic up there. i also have a carpet square for starts and then i put the pad wherever the most risk is.
it depends how you fall too.. I fell onto my shoulder in the gym from only a few feet up doing a dyno onto a 8" crashpad and still sprained my AC joint.. onto the floor or dirt would have been even worse.
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Rubicon
Jan 29, 2009, 8:03 AM
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Ummm why move the pad when you have it set up for a higher fall??? Just because you're 3 ft off the ground and the pad's under ur ass doesnt mean you're using it for a 3ft fall.
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