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Sport Climbing Just Got Safer

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Ryan Palo · · Bend, oregon · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 605
mcarizona · · Flag · Joined Feb 2007 · Points: 180

So did you tie in? Anybody whip?

jim.dangle · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 5,882

Ken Nichols' driveway?

Jon H · · PC, UT · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 118

That looks like Ivan

Marc H · · Longmont, CO · Joined May 2007 · Points: 265
jim.dangle wrote:Ken Nichols' driveway?
You should get MP.com points for your awesome name and great reference to KN's truck being bolted down. hahah



Jim Dangle
Forthright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 110
Marc H wrote: You should get MP.com points for your awesome name and great reference to KN's truck being bolted down. hahah Jim Dangle
ohhhh that sounds like fun. Any linky to more info?
Marc H · · Longmont, CO · Joined May 2007 · Points: 265
NorCalNomad wrote:Any linky to more info?
No, it's just one of those stories that has been passed around NE climbers for awhile now. I honestly don't know if it actually happened, but I like to believe that it did. Maybe someone else can add more info.
Forthright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 110
Marc H wrote: No, it's just one of those stories that has been passed around NE climbers for awhile now. I honestly don't know if it actually happened, but I like to believe that it did. Maybe someone else can add more info.
Well at least now I have a great practical joke up my sleeve :P
Marc H · · Longmont, CO · Joined May 2007 · Points: 265
NorCalNomad wrote: Well at least now I have a great practical joke up my sleeve :P
Just make sure you pass the chain through tubular webbing to avoid permanent damage to the vehicle. ;-)
Robbie Mackley · · Tucson, AZ · Joined May 2010 · Points: 85

Did they ban the grigri?

20 kN · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,346
Ryan Palo wrote:
I am not sure that anchor has anything to do with sport climbing. It was established by amateur highliners for a highline anchor. I say amateur because no one in their right mind would ever need a 16-bolt anchor. Although, my understanding is that it is supposed to be two 8-bolt anchors for two separate but close highlines. Either way, that is too many bolts in such a concentrated area.
Ryan Palo · · Bend, oregon · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 605

Twenty KN, I know what it's for. I was just joking around. It was for a 380 highline in Smith Rock tuff. Pretty sure a bunch of impoverished balance hippies would not waste bolts. I just thought it looked bad was all.

Geir www.ToofastTopos.com · · Tucson/DMR · Joined Jun 2006 · Points: 2,751
20 kN wrote: I am not sure that anchor has anything to do with sport climbing. It was established by amateur highliners for a highline anchor. I say amateur because no one in their right mind would ever need a 16-bolt anchor. Although, my understanding is that it is supposed to be two 8-bolt anchors for two separate but close highlines. Either way, that is too many bolts in such a concentrated area.
Freaking highline gridbolters.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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