Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 There's a sling about ten feet of the deck that goes into the rock and vanishes you can feel behind it and under it. It seems to be wedged upwards in a crack yet resists a downward pull (didn't feel like bounce-testing it). Anyone know how it's staying in and how it get there? Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Magic? An abundance of bat guano has cemented it in place? Maybe the Anasazi Indians trekked up here and placed all their knowledge in that hole and by some mysterious force that piece of webbing is held there by some magnetic forcefield that is beyond modern science. Or, maybe a waterknot was tied in the sling and it is wedged into a pocket of constriction. You pick the most likely one and give Art Bell a call. Quote
Bronco Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Since when does something being "important" have to do with posting about it on this website? Maybe the fifth force is holding the sling there. Quote
AlpineK Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Don't get testy. I'm just wondering why, of all the thousands of suspect, rotting chunks of webbing out there, this one is of interest. Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Bronco said: Since when does something being "important" have to do with posting about it on this website? Maybe the fifth force is holding the sling there. Dude, this is a serious site for climbers who are serious....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I just couldn't get through it... Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Bronco said: I wonder what color the sling is. Don't be dumb . That's not important to the discussion. Quote
Bronco Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 maybe I'll just take it and end the discussion. Quote
Greg_W Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Bronco said: maybe I'll just take it and end the discussion. Betcha can't!!! Quote
chucK Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 You just try. I think the thing is in there like the sword in the king arthur tale where he jumps over the barb wire fence in his mustang on two wheels. So far this is turning out to be a pretty productive troll. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 There doesn't appear to be a constriction (other than the constriction *above*) or any sort of knot. You can feel all the rock above, below, and behind the sling. It would have helped to have a light and a mirror... then one could see behind there as well. No importance to it... just ran across it today and we were puzzled by how it could have been placed there and how it's still staying. Quote
hikerwa Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Bronco said: I wonder what color the sling is. I bet it's red... Quote
eric8 Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 hikerwa said: Bronco said: I wonder what color the sling is. I bet it's red... actually its a rather lovely blue and white stripped spectra sling avaible at rei for 16$. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 actually it's blue, and it looked like Spectra Quote
eric8 Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 Oh heavens i almost forgot its appears to be a double for those times you need extra length. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 And the free end of the sling had an overhand tied in it partway up, just as you tie an overhand when using a cordalette. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 chucK said: You just try. I think the thing is in there like the sword in the king arthur tale where he jumps over the barb wire fence in his mustang on two wheels. The placement actually looked as if the rock parted, someone put the sling in, and the rock closed on the sling again. Quote
BURP Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 maybe someone like eric and gary had a epic and bailed from there cause it was hard climbing above that point duh! Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 BURP said: maybe someone like eric and gary had a epic and bailed from there cause it was hard climbing above that point duh! That's right, we bailed from there because we were too scared shitless to scramble down five feet to the security of the bolt anchors on the belay ledge. Quote
BURP Posted July 25, 2003 Posted July 25, 2003 I KNEW IT!!!!!!! you pussys stay away from index or you will get hurt. go to the rei and climb there, it is more safer. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 BURP said: I KNEW IT!!!!!!! you pussys stay away from index or you will get hurt. go to the rei and climb there, it is more safer. I thought we already explained it... the road rash on my partner's arm was from a bike wreck, not from a lead fall! We swear! Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted July 26, 2003 Author Posted July 26, 2003 Bronco said: Maybe the fifth force is holding the sling there. Heh, we ran into some crazy UW physics dudes on our way out... they mumbled something about releasing radon and having their computer gimp fix some BIOS shit... Quote
mvs Posted July 26, 2003 Posted July 26, 2003 I was up there this morning fondling the sling too. It's so mysterious! Another mystery, how can so many of us converge on that area, yet it's always empty when I'm there? And what's that motor running behind the test door? I validated that GM+HOC is better than Godzilla, it is true. Quote
erik Posted July 26, 2003 Posted July 26, 2003 dont neglect the sweet fist crack 3rd pitch of gm route! killer & sustained with its own bite. bring two blue camalots! Quote
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