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yes

do you think there is any good climbing in iraq

jordan has a red rocks lookalike

only without the casinos

 

the bedouin werre soloing 5.9 barefoot in 800 ad according to the archeological evidence

 

royal robins couldnt do it till when, 1959?

 

how bout those arabs? rad crankers!

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Old Gray Mare, Castle Rock. Sweet.

 

It's steep but still only 5.8.

 

It's like one of those steep 5.8 aretes at Vantage but cooler, because

1) you don't have to pay to park,

2) the holds are solid chickenheads and granite folds, not wiggly thin sharp tiny pieces of rock that you hope have been glued in,

3) it's not way overbolted,

4) if you feel like it, you can continue up another pitch (right above it!).

 

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yeah, that's cool fern,

 

but, I was wondering about if you should always put your gear sling on so your pro is all hangin on your strong side so your better hand is able to manipulate and place gear more efficiently, or

 

over your weak side so your strong hand can hold the hell on!

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Bronco,

Gear sling placement is usually dictated by the climb. You should be able to hold on and place gear with either hand.

 

In a similar vein, I like to keep my draws on the gear loops in the back of my harness, that way I can reach 'em with either hand. Except, if I'm climbing a chimbly, then it's nothing on the back loops.

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erik said:

bronco

 

i feel the orientation of the pitch determines which side you put your gear sling on. though my default setting is my right side and i am left hand dominate.

 

good tech question! thumbs_up.gif

 

 

That's what I was thinkin, kinda like if you are leading Senior Citizens in Space, (dihedral with a cracks on the left face and in the back) you'd certainly want the rack on the left so it's not snaggin on shit back there... Me and Greg were discussing the virtues of this matter on the excellent belay ledge of Saber at Castle rock last weekend while smokin a big ole stogie. Well, that and the virtues of climbing green slime covered granite.

 

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MORE CLIMBING TALK DAMNIT!!!

 

That means no more posts about pigeonholes on this thread unless it's about a climb at Vantage like Steel Grill where you gotta stick your hand in a hole and there's a bunch of ravenous pigeons in there that might bite your finger off!!!

 

Any violations and I'll delete your post. FINAL WARNING!!!!! madgo_ron.gif

 

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