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Dual vs. Monopoint ... Leashed v.s Leashless
G-spotter replied to marc_leclerc's topic in Ice Climbing Forum
One nice thing you can do with M10s and Cyborgs etc. is use an offset dual point setup. I have the inside point, under my big toe, long and the outside point, under my 4th toe, short. For rock moves I can get a single point on, mono-style, on small pockets and edges. For crappy ice I still get two points, especially with the feet turned in slighty pigeon-toed for narrow icicles. I liked a single mono for versatility but found it wasn't stable enough most of he time, and hence more tiring than dual points. Offset duals for me have none of the drawbacks of duals OR of monos. Best of both worlds. Interestingly enough for real mixed, especially alpine, with lots of crampons on bare rock going on I took Dr. Slawinskis advice and started using a pair of Sabretooths. You get way more steel on the rock this way (especially with the flat frontpoints) and your feet stick much more. Sabretooths on a bare granite or limestone slab are like sticky rubber rock shoe as compared to a skittery mono point feeling more like a running shoe. -
Shit, if you really want to be French just call in the helicopter from the summit.
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Fuck this +1 shit I want -1 Or colder.
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Dual vs. Monopoint ... Leashed v.s Leashless
G-spotter replied to marc_leclerc's topic in Ice Climbing Forum
You can easily match on tools etc. while using clipper leashes - just unclip them when needed. Unlike going leashless, though, you can still clip back in for a rest if you get a good stick. -
And don't forget the deforestation for American corn and hemp too.
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Is it as much as a bitch to harvest as say.....oil? Yes. Energy return on energy invested for oil is currently around 40:1 while for hemp oil it is less than 5:1. (and note: 1.3:1 for corn ethanol and around 20:1 for tropical sugarcane ethanol)
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Hemp is a bitch to harvest. The market for it is small and fickle. When Canada relegalized hemp cul;tivation a lot of farmers tried it out, many of them lost money on it or got out of the business pretty quickly because of the hassles involved. Hops are a completely legal crop and suffer from many of the same issues. Did you know there is currently a global hop shortage?
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Ya, you can clip in with your PAS or daisy to the powerpoint and have the belay right on the powerpoint and that's all the extension you need... assuming the ledge or hanging belay permits.
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When we were slaughtering and plucking turkeys for Canadian Thanksgiving a month or so ago our freerange chickens were running around scavenging the scraps that fell on the ground. Those chickens are fucking cannibals, man. But once they stop laying its their turn! Chicken Burger and the Devil
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The greater the distance between the autoblock and the belayer, the easier it is to use, usually. In some cases, clipping the belay device into the shelf and hanging yourself off the powerpoint can give you six extra inches with every pull of the rope thru the device which results in a less tiring belay. Especially in those cases where you are hauling an icy rope with lots of rope drag through the anchor with frozen gloves and it takes all you've got just to pull the rope up. Just sayin'
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Ya I nearly fell off the Apron but caught a tree on the way down. No injuries but I took a couple of months off from rock climbing to think about stuff during which time I mostly hiked and scrambled. But I decided I love climbing so I started doing it again. I have climbed harder things since so I don't believe I toned it down afterwards overall. My fall happened because I took some easy scrambling-off-the-top-of-the-climb moves for granted in wet conditions with sandals on. I try to be more aware of situations like this now. Probably there's plenty of other situations I miss though.
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And now it is supposed to be printed and in the Mtneers Books warehouse! we'll see how many errors and omissions this edition has....
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Don't lose your head over it....
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War Games Ferris Buellers Day Off Fast Times at Ridgemont High Dr. No
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Sixteen Candles
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NEW GUIDEBOOK BUMP!
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If you are wearing a pack you won't need to have a vapour barrier on your back.
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Damn that looks fun.
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Pinkā¦..G-string has a fascination with your penis. What to do? If'n I'm insulting the two of you, I have to refer to Pink's wang, short though it may be, because you lack one.
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NJC is usually a late bloomer (better in february and after) Bob probably means Husume Buttress at el.
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Is that the same way when you have Pink's cock in your mouth, you think it isn't gay because you are just REPLACING it?
