klenke Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Forget about finger jams and laybacks, the future is in suction climbing... http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020826/gecko.html Routes which max out at 5.13 could be a thing of the past. "Like, dude, I just suctioned my way up the 5.18 'Gecko of the Gods'." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by klenke: Forget about finger jams and laybacks, the future is in suction climbing... http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020826/gecko.html Routes which max out at 5.13 could be a thing of the past. "Like, dude, I just suctioned my way up the 5.18 'Gecko of the Gods'." Those geckos are amazing... I heard an awesome talk on that stuff. They can climb a vertical sheet of glass about as easily as we can jumar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salbrecher Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Would it be considered aid climbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 theyve already made gecko like pads that humans can use to climb plate glass. only problem is they are only rated to 500 lbs, that's like 2.5 kN, less than an RP....not UIAA approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I use the snaffle as my ropegun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible_ted Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 So it looks like climbers will be the first to take advantage of hairy palms... All you sport climbers looking to move up a grade: get to work on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 quote: Originally posted by terrible ted: So it looks like climbers will be the first to take advantage of hairy palms... All you sport climbers looking to move up a grade: get to work on it! But you might get blind too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrosaurus Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 I seem to remember a great many drill happy sportwads laughing when I suggested that the future of climbing protection was likely to be super-adhesives . And that the current whaterer goes attitude about drilling would make their "accomplishments" seem rapacious. I'd just like to say: "RIM ME!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Retrosaurus: I seem to remember a great many drill happy sportwads laughing when I suggested that the future of climbing protection was likely to be super-adhesives . And that the current whaterer goes attitude about drilling would make their "accomplishments" seem rapacious. I'd just like to say: "RIM ME!" Ya but Retro did you really expect the sport climbers to wait for adhesives any more than the aid climbers waited for cam hooks to climb those thin cracks instead of bashing hell out of them with pins? Just think of all the fun when you and Peter Puget, armed with "stick on" bolts, go on a "chop on lead" spree at Vantage and 38 5 years from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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