underworld Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 - if left alone, a 5 mil tagline will tie itself in many MANY knots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainmatt Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Water bottles, if given a chance, will commit suicide when hanging from the anchor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You can't lower off Godzilla using a 60 meter rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Double ropes on raps with an updraft wind will mate and spawn baby rope balls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCash Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Snow couloirs can be downclimbed in rock shoes if the couloir is not steep and the snow is not too soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 In the Kootenays, when someone says that something will be ready on Saturday, they mean Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 It's hard to feel sorry for yourself when you are listening to Meshuggah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Fred can pull 5.9, he just chooses not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 There was nice lake where there was none on the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Blueberries are almost in, but still tart and too few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You can't lower off Godzilla using a 60 meter rope. Â Bullshit. Â You most certainly can. Not with the rope running through your gear, but if you clean your gear on the way down, a 60m rope reaches just fine. But why would you do it that way? Just belay up the second from the top and then rap off. Â 60m rope works just fine for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I learned that when you are drilling a hole for a bolt, if your drill gets dull, don't cheap out and F* the placement big time, just sac up and go buy a new bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You can't lower off Godzilla using a 60 meter rope. Â Bullshit. Â You most certainly can. Not with the rope running through your gear, but if you clean your gear on the way down, a 60m rope reaches just fine. But why would you do it that way? Just belay up the second from the top and then rap off. You are correct. You'd have to clean on the way down, which my partner did not do. Yes, I would have preferred he belay from the top, but he wanted to get out of the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I learned that the Spiroll Rope Protector will slide on your rope, leaving an unprotected rope which, when you finish, can (and in this case did) expose the inner core of your rope making it signifigantly less valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChestBeater Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Fred can pull 5.9, he just chooses not to. Â Wow! You are privy to the internal machinations of The Beckey!?!? That's CORE! Â Remind me to get your autograph sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 AK-47 machine guns make a lot of noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Â :cough: :cough: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmuja Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I learned that, on occasion, an old sling dated "2-24-06" (thankyou to this thoughtful climber btw) *MAY* still be strong enough to rap off of on "7-16-06", but you will be very nervous while doing it. Â Best to not copy this sort of behavior.. Â D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfeitfake Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I learned that aiders can clip themselves into quickdraws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 This might not be the best week to work in an Oklahoma oil refinery (103 with a +10 heat index) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 10a is harder than 10c (P2 vs p3 on Davis Holland). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 some turds just aren't blue-baggable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Did you learn anything about that last (5.9) pitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 10a is harder than 10c (P2 vs p3 on Davis Holland). Â Are you really tall? Â I think p3 is significantly harder than p2, but if you were tall (>6'3" or so?) you could probably reach the big edge above the crux. P3 is also harder to protect than p2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 10a is harder than 10c (P2 vs p3 on Davis Holland). Â Are you really tall? Â I think p3 is significantly harder than p2, but if you were tall (>6'3" or so?) you could probably reach the big edge above the crux. P3 is also harder to protect than p2. Â That makes sense to me and I'm 6'4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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