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These are the shiznit for hands free pictures: The wired version can plug directly into our Micro VCR to be used as a body worn system for covert operations. Great new technology. The wireless system uses one of our transmitters about 18" away from the camera so it can be placed in a pocket or worn on a belt. Includes: •All 2.4 GHz transmitters come with a 2.4 GHz receiver. •All necessary power supplies and battery packs are included. Black & White •ST-137G Wireless Camera with 2.4 GHz Transmitter •ST-137W Wired Camera with Plug & Play Color •ST-137GC Wireless Camera with 2.4 GHz Transmitter •ST-137WC Wired Camera with Plug & Play Specs Image Sensor=1/3" CMOS (B/W) 1/4" CMOS (Color) Resolution=400 Lines(B/W) 380 Lines(Color) Min. Illumination=.05 Lux(B/W) 1 Lux(Color) Lens=3.7mm Wide Angle Pixels=270,000 Sync. Type=Internal Shutter Speed (NTSC)=1/60 ~ 1/100,000sec S to N Ratio=45dB Rev. Polarity Protection=Yes Power Required=9 Volts Current Consumption=150mA Max.

From 8a.nu: What does 8a.nu mean by freepoint? Climbing is about moving upwards and reaching the top. The spirit is sometimes hindered due to safety reasons, scariness and clipping bolts. The community salutes the brave and laughs at the cowards and every year several climbers are killed and houndreds (sic) are badly injured. How many disasters could have been avoided if the community would except (sic ) top-roping? How many more climbing metres would you be doing if you would not have to lead all the time? Indoor we have already seen a dramatic and positive change towards top-roping. Looking back, it's ridiculous to see how the ethic rules forced us to lead indoors all the time. Hopefully, we will look back and say the same thing about outdoor climbing, in a few years . That's at least the aim with this article about freepoint. 8a.nu suggests and will make our scorecard avaliable for register free-points. As long as you do not weight the rope you can free-point both routes and boulders in any way you like. Top-rope would be the most common way but when you free-point very steep routes you could chose to follow and unclip or by using as many pre-clipped carbiners as you wish. In the scorecard system we will value freepoint one grade lower than a redpoint. In practice we assume that freepoints will be used mainly at lower difficulty levels and less steeper routes. But some of us will also be doing it, in order to freepoint, that badly protected but super nice 8a! Discuss.

My uncle Sven, who made great lefse, once said: "If you are lucky enough to be from Ballard, you are lucky enough!"

The one I mentioned, Mines of Moira, is. It is a partially detached basalt column that is still locked into the rest of the columns. A headlamp is recommended for that pitch. It is dark, dirty, cold, and the only light you have is from the squeeze exit at the top. Very cool.

Mines of Moira in the Lower Gorge at Smith. True spelunking, just like a real chimney.

I'll break my spray boycott to say thanks! I was "bound" to get a new pot from someone I got you enough glow-in-the-dark adhesive dots to make a giant squid on the ceiling above your bed.

Welcome back, Distel. Glad you had a good trip. Bishop rocks for climbing. If it wasn't so expensive to live in Cali, and there was any decent work, and a bit more culture, I would live in Bishop.

You sound like Granpa did when he got up in his years.

Wow, Dru. This is your first post?

Don't tempt me.

Tree safe anchor until gets your webbing

Yeah, that seems odd. Anyone ever ordered the Mensa test and taken it?

I got a 127, a "word warrior". The chart says that's in the top 3 percentile. I really wonder if it's BS, but, like Muffy said, it makes me feel good. I suck when it comes to emotional intelligence, though.

I have long suspected that committed climbers are a wicked smart bunch of people, and being a regular on this board has helped confirm my suspicions. It seems that there are a combination of elements. The experiential intelligence finds seat in climbing, as well as the enjoyment and challenge of complexity and risk found in higher-thinkers. How smart are climbers? here's a test How do you compare? here's the chart Discuss.

A couple of rap rings tied into that rig would help with the friction problem. They are pretty cheap, and would make for a reuseable setup. One could use some small perlon to hold the system around the tree, small enough that the tree would easily break it with growth. Which makes me wonder: wouldn't the rope pull the rope-loop pictured down after one rappel, making it litter? What if everyone did this every time tey rappelled off a tree? It would make for a lot of scattered rope/webbing, it seems. I have seen rappel systems that are retrievable. I can't think of the set-up right now, but I am sure one of you has the knowledge/link. Anyone?

I was wondering what your last name was. You should hang out with your countryman Bob.

Dude! You should list that thing here Uh, what was I saying?

Partners who aren't forgiving when you get hurt aren't that great either.

Well put, Bug!

Yeah, we're all such accountants around here...

If you are climbing at the Needles in South Dakota, it's often the only way to get off. Bone up on it if you are ever planning to go there.

Nice TR, my friend! (I am still kicking myself for going to work instead. )