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climber49er
Jun 6, 2003, 12:53 AM
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There are gloves avaliable now that are made of very thin spandex like material and the palm side is covered with .5mm C4 rubber! They are absolutely amazing! The sensitivity is waaaay good and you can stick slopers that you've only dreamed of. They are imported from Italy, let me know if you're interested and I can hook you up!
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fullahsiffur
Jun 6, 2003, 1:06 AM
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:? Isn't that a little cheap?
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mike_gibson
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hook me up
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climber49er
Jun 6, 2003, 1:07 AM
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Cheap? Whatcha mean?
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fullahsiffur
Jun 6, 2003, 1:09 AM
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Well think about this, you are in a bouldering comp and you are wearing these (not that you would, but) when you win. If you were another contestant, would that make you happy?
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geckoee
Jun 6, 2003, 1:18 AM
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In reply to: Well think about this, you are in a bouldering comp and you are wearing these (not that you would, but) when you win. If you were another contestant, would that make you happy?
Full a shiff er, I feel climbing can be more enjoyably if you don't compare your abilitys to others; push your own limits. If someone wants to make a hard problem with slopers easier let them. What ever makes one happy, as long as it doesn't impede others, makes the wold just a little better place.
just thoughs.
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climber49er
Jun 6, 2003, 1:27 AM
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In reply to: Well think about this, you are in a bouldering comp and you are wearing these (not that you would, but) when you win. If you were another contestant, would that make you happy?
Dude, if he has stickier rubber on his shoes should he feel bad if he beats me? Anything for an edge brah!
I pulled a sick V9 with these gloves today, I couldn't make the first move without them!
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michell_e
Jun 6, 2003, 1:34 AM
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black sticky rubber on holds = slimy, polished, filled-in crystals & less skin-on-rock friction.
black sticky rubber from repeated slaps by people who are "pushing limits" on your project's crux sloper = bad scene.
think about how ripped up your hands get after sliding off slopers all day, and how fast your thin-soled rock shoes blow through even with careful footwork.
Now think about how fast your fancy new extra-thin sticky rubber gloves are going to blow through. Maybe they'll last for a week's worth of sessions? How much does it cost to buy another pair of specially imported, italian-crafted "awesome rock gloves"?
I think i'd be pissed if someone gummed up all the texture on a problem's slopers with their spidey-gloves. there's enough easy and mid-grade slopey problems to get on without having to gum up your future projects. (at least there is in squamish :D )
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michell_e
Jun 6, 2003, 1:36 AM
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delete, delete!
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koto
Jun 6, 2003, 1:39 AM
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In reply to: I pulled a sick V9 with these gloves today, I couldn't make the first move without them!
Then perhaps you should ask yourself the question "am I sending this v9 or are my gloves?"
I realise an answer to counter this involves wearing rock shoes. But gloves? Isn't that going a bit far. "Technology" like this will dilute the standard of the grade "gene pool," soon climbing say 5.12 will be like climbing 5.10 because of such inventions. Call me a purist but if I saw someone with these gloves on they would automatically qualify for the title of "limp penised p*ssy" (yep, even if they were a girl! :wink: )
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climber49er
Jun 6, 2003, 1:43 AM
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So if technology can't be used and grades can't be pushed (todays 5.12 becomes like a 5.10) why is it that beginners routinely climb stuff that the old-skool boys thought was at the very limits of climbing?
Hmmmm, answer me dat!
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koto
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uuummmmmm..... aaaahhhhhh....
I think I hear my mum calling me.
Gotta go! Bye!!!
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fullahsiffur
Jun 6, 2003, 1:57 AM
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I fell out of my chair laughing at Koto's new signiture. :lol: :lol: Hey Koto, where'd you get those?? :?:
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koto
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Late at night down the street corner. I gotta dude that fixes me up.
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chingas
Jun 6, 2003, 2:39 AM
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Anyone intrested in some prime real estate down in Florida? :wink:
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cjcalls
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got a web sit for them?
Sounds better than trying harder.
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koto
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In reply to: Anyone intrested in some prime real estate down in Florida? :wink:
wtf?
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bones
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In reply to: There are gloves avaliable now that are made of very thin spandex like material and the palm side is covered with .5mm C4 rubber! They are absolutely amazing! The sensitivity is waaaay good and you can stick slopers that you've only dreamed of. They are imported from Italy, let me know if you're interested and I can hook you up!
DUDE!!! THAT IS WAY SICK BRAH!!! But I think I'll pass. I like climbing for many reasons. One of the more important ones is because it's challenging. If you take the challenge away, you take the satisfaction too.
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flyinghatchet
Jun 6, 2003, 4:37 AM
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This is cheating, I will never wear these. Rise to the challenge of the climb, instead of wearing stupid gloves to make it easier. If you want to climb V9, practice and work on it until you get it. PATHETIC.
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moeman
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Dude, there is a word for using stuff like that- its called AID CLIMBING
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flyinghatchet
Jun 6, 2003, 4:59 AM
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In reply to: Dude, there is a word for using stuff like that- its called AID CLIMBING
Yeah, but even gloves to make climbing easier passes that up. Besides, from what I can understand a lot of aid climbing is used for big wall mostly.
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stuck
Jun 6, 2003, 5:18 AM
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Do i detect a hint of bullshit in this post?
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climber49er
Jun 6, 2003, 5:30 AM
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In reply to: Do i detect a hint of s___ in this post?
Loads, the original post was pure Baloney Sauce. No truth whatsoever.
They don't exist. (at least not that I know of) I suppose I should aplly for patent, I've had a bit of interest. Hehehe
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psych
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In reply to: Dude, there is a word for using stuff like that- its called AID CLIMBING
And a whole new bouldering grading system.
"Dude, I just sent a sick V5 A0!"
I think the whole sticky glove thing is taking it a bit too far, shoes you wear everywhere to do anything, like the approach to a climb. You don't, however, wear gloves...
Mike...
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norcal_local
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I can totally see these gloves becoming popular. If you look at the progression of climbing from all aspects you can see how over time people adjust to using new techniques. At one time it was considered "cheating" to wear crampons while mountaineering, then it became a necessity. Later it was thought of as cheating to use 12 point crampons, once again it is a necessity. As climbing progresses new ways of doing things changes. I could see how gloves like these could come in real handy for certain kinds of climbing like maybe some of the huge face climbing in Greenland for example, keeping your hand warm.
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