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cjon3s
May 27, 2011, 2:27 AM
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haha, honestly I've been lurking the forums here for a while and have come to see who knows their shit and who doesn't.
I had a way that I did something and someone else told me NEVER to do that and that it was unsafe with no explanation.
It was a simple question. That's all.
It's not like I came in here and was like "Wait... which end do I clip to the bolt? which way should it face? what shoes should I get? what's the best rope?" At least it was a somewhat different question from the normal n00b questions.
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climber49er
May 27, 2011, 10:57 PM
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cjon3s wrote: It was a simple question. That's all. At least it was a somewhat different question from the normal n00b questions.
No need to explain, you can ask your n00b questions with impunity.
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boarderchic
Jun 6, 2011, 1:14 AM
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In reply to: For simplicity, just pretend it's setting up a top rope climb off of bolts using two draws. The bolts also have rap rings or chain hanging off. I said always clips the bolt. I think it lessens the number of components in the system and is easier. The other group contended that this was unsafe and that you should always clip the rings or chain. My thinking here is that they could be weakened from having the rope run through them constantly. Obviously, extreme wear would be evident and you wouldn't clip. But, nonetheless...
If you're clipping the chains, then the rope is running through your gear. So there's no issue with putting wear on the fixed gear from the rope constantly running through...
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