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taldrich
Oct 18, 2004, 6:16 PM
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In regards to the usefullness of walkie talkies.... I know a girl who was out west climbing alone while her family was fly fishing. She was expereinced, but she had an accident and fell about 60 feet. She broke a vertebrae or two, and did quite a bit of other damage to herself, enough to where she couldn't get down by herself, let alone sit up. She had a radio in her backpack, and radioed to her family. That radio saved her life. I recommend to anyone climbing to carry a set. Doesn't matter if you don't need it, but have it just in case you do.
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olderic
Oct 18, 2004, 6:34 PM
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In reply to: I hate those damn radio's. I will not climb with them. I believe they are another example of "dumbing down" climbing. Truly the death of learning to communicate the old school way. Also if you carry these things ...you're carrying way to much stuff. josh
ditto
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diana
Oct 18, 2004, 6:47 PM
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In reply to: its pretty gay for a party of 2 on a standard trad rt to need them.
Maybe people would've thought I was gay, but at least I would have been safe!
Diana
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couchwarrior
Oct 18, 2004, 7:16 PM
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I see that the GRMS radios require an FCC license? How much of a pain is that to acquire? Do I need to contact my senator? Or is it a license much in the same way as a drivers license (ie legally necessary but not actually required to start a vehicle and drive it around.)
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straightedgeteen
Oct 18, 2004, 10:13 PM
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Haha funny short story me and my boy thought they would be good to use on our first big wall and haha they fell about a thousand feet eh thats why we have voices haha
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scottlougheed
Oct 19, 2004, 4:56 PM
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I was climbing a three pitch climb with my 12 year old son this summer. The first pitch of the climb we had good voice communications, but the second and third pitches were impossible to hear each other due to wind and the location of the climb near a highway. I had done this climb before and knew of these problems, so my son and I rehearsed rope tugs before the climb. No problems, the climb went without a hitch, but being a father I was a little anxious while he was climbing and thought radios would be nice. A couple months later we did another similar climb, but I had bought a couple radios. We tested the radios at the base of the climb and we reviewed rope tugs. The radios worked great the first couple pitches, but mine failed on the last pitch (I recommend not keeping it in your chalk bag). So we fell back to the tugs and finished the climb without any problems. So besides backing up your anchors, back up your communication plan.
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