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phreakdigital
Jun 17, 2003, 6:07 AM
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ok so lately I been leading solo aid at a local crag...I have been having fun with it...what does everyone think?
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aireq
Jun 17, 2003, 6:10 AM
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If you are having fun then you should most definitely stop and start doing something which is not fun to you.
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apollodorus
Jun 17, 2003, 6:18 AM
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Learning to solo aid climb is de riguer for doing walls. You can solo up a pitch while your partner is still cleaning and hauling the last one. So, as a practical skill, it rocks.
Another bonus is that you can learn to do hard aid pitches without having to have a belayer sit there for (sometimes) hours on end.
Just make sure you tell someone that you're headed off to the cliff. If something happens while you're soloing, it might be the only way you can get help.
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cscott
Jun 17, 2003, 6:26 AM
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Where are you solo-aiding near Corvallis?
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phreakdigital
Jun 17, 2003, 6:30 AM
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At the Eugene Skinners Butte Columns...its a long name. :lol:
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phreakdigital
Jun 17, 2003, 6:38 AM
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oh, and I found doing this makes you more familiar with your gear and how to place it because you place gear so much. this has been helpful for me anyway
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phreakdigital
Jun 17, 2003, 11:22 PM
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anyone else?
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estwing
Jun 17, 2003, 11:32 PM
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When I can't find a partner I head to a local crag and top rope aid climb. This is not as daring as your lead soloing, but it is fun none the less.
Keep at it,
Sam
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flamer
Jun 18, 2003, 1:23 AM
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I completely agree with you Phreak! And Apollo! Solo aiding(and just plan aiding!) are very good skills to have. Aid climbing will teach you the limits of your gear as well as make you more efficient at placing it.
The more you know.....
josh
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singlespeed
Jun 19, 2003, 10:16 AM
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solo aid climbing is not fun and your mom wants you to stop. but if you are like me your memory has gaps in it and you continue abusing your body doing an activity that "sane" people cannot truely comprehend. but on a positive note you will never bail off a route because of your partner...unless you have multiple personalities. it's all good.
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seanpk
Jun 19, 2003, 12:43 PM
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anyone feel like explaining solo aid climbing for someone who doesn't get it :?
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melonhead
Jun 19, 2003, 1:11 PM
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I LOVE solo aiding. It's so much fun and I fell just as safe as if I had a partner belaying me. My gri-gri is now my best friend! Ha Ha. I think it makes you concentrate a lot more and figure out problems by yourself. It's a great feeling of accomplishment too. You did it all yourself, no one else helped. Feels good. It just stinks when you have to hump heavy loads and haul them by yourself, that when you're wishing you had another body up there. Ha Ha.
Have a blast eveyone!
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Melon
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scottcody
Jun 19, 2003, 3:10 PM
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In reply to: If you are having fun then you should most definitely stop and start doing something which is not fun to you.
Yeah... really. I think you are doing it wrong :D
but like everyone else has said, it is definitely worthwhile.
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rockmx
Jun 19, 2003, 3:33 PM
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Yes, It's Funnnn!
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minnesotatrad
Jun 21, 2003, 10:57 PM
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Its loads of fun!
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tradmanclimbs
Jun 21, 2003, 11:05 PM
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I have done it a bit putting up new rt's and as I don't have a fancy self belay device it kind of sucked tying off short all the time. Just a lot of extra work. Anyone have sugestions as to how I can make it smoother?
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fieldmouse
Jun 22, 2003, 5:57 AM
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In reply to: anyone feel like explaining solo aid climbing for someone who doesn't get it :?
sean-- the term "solo aid climbing" refers to the act of ascending some kind of tall rock using the various mechanical advantages of your gear while being belayed not by another person's belay device, but rather through any number of methods of self-arrest. The mechanics of just about every method of rope-soloing involves a lower anchor which inhibits the rope's upward travel and henceforth your downward travel and a device such as a silent partner or soloist to allow mono-directional rope travel on your end. Of course, You can solo aid climb without a rope, but the only usefull application of this is to save time.
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