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druide
Jan 25, 2005, 3:40 PM
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I'm reading trip report on Potrero Chico, and i see that a lot of peoples say that a piece of gear here and there can be really useful. I don't wanna bring all my trad gear, what should be really useful??
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cfnubbler
Jan 25, 2005, 10:31 PM
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I wouldn't bother if I were you. Some of the routes tend to be spicy by U.S. roadside sport crag standards, but very, very few of them require trad gear. YMMV.
-Nubbler
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johnhenry
Jan 25, 2005, 10:35 PM
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I carry the first three tricams and have been very glad to have them several times. They fit well in irregular holes and whatnot.
Have a blast,
john
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mistymountainhop
Jan 25, 2005, 11:04 PM
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Keep in mind that you will be climbing on weak limestone. I asked the same question about a year ago. I concluded with the replies that I received and experiencing the routes that the answer is def. NO.
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johnhenry
Jan 26, 2005, 2:49 AM
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Well, suite yourself.
That limestone is weak does not mean that it can't take trad gear. Fisher Towers are dried mud, but people do not restrict themselves to 3/8" bolts for pro. In fact, threads are very common on a lot of limestone climbing.
It is the pilots choice, but I have placed some bomber tricams small huecos. If I have a choice between this and simply running it out, well that is no contest at all.
Have fun. Be careful.
john
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fire_or_retire
Jan 27, 2005, 7:33 PM
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leave the gear at home. With all the weight you'll save by not carrying it you can bring more important items like a big ass boom box or something. I was just there a few weeks ago and we brought a set of nuts and 6 small cams and didn't even touch them once and we're average leaders. We climbed pretty much all of the popular multi pitch routes and found the bolting to be fair. The cruxes are usually bolted a little tighter than the rest of the climb. The only climb that we thought was runout compared to the rest of the routes was jungle mountaineering. Viva potrero chico.
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cristodelaroca
Mar 17, 2005, 2:34 AM
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there is a rule in potrero, if the bolts are far it means its easy, and you dont need to use any trad gear, and in hard parts bolts are closer. so i would recomend not to bring trad gear.
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