glassgowkiss Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Funny how bent shafts and big price tags are endorsed by nearly everybody here for their ability to make hard climbs easy, but the real "tough guys" in the sport are all excited about the "leashless ethic" because of its tendency to make climbs more challenging. Also amusing that leashless climbing has earned "ethical status" when many proponents of this "ethic" endorse bolt trails in the mountains. But I digress. I climbed for years on Chouinard X-tools, with the slippery, staight, blue-fiberglass covered carbon handles. I used slippery wool mittens. Maybe that shit slowed me down, maybe not. Who cares? I enjoyed getting solid self-belays in the snow slopes above the steep ice and I enjoyed owning tools that were versatile enough for any kind of terrain. your vast climbing expertise shows again. this is one of the most retard posts i have ever seen in reagard of ice climbing. and your comments about "bolt trails" are based on what? can you tell us the routes you are talking about? and what's your winter cv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 ..this is one of the most retard posts i have ever seen .. Does that need a reply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 avoiding meritum of this matter again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckay Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 "any tool will work for you as long as you believe in it" Guy Lasalle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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