What was the most regrettable climbing related impulse thing you have purchased?

Spiroll Rope Protector. I bring it everywhere... never used it once. Turns out, a jacket or rope bag works just fine. Duh.

Also, +1 to tri-cams.

+1 on the multiloop gear sling... STUPID!

Peter Pitocchi wrote:Hexes, Metolius "Safety Harness," GriGri, jury is out on tricams, wide nylon slings, gear slings, multiple pairs of uncomfortable (too tight) shoes. Too lazy to ebay anyone know where to donate to good cause?

I know a good cause you could donate them to.

Peter Pitocchi wrote:Hexes, Metolius "Safety Harness," GriGri, jury is out on tricams, wide nylon slings, gear slings, multiple pairs of uncomfortable (too tight) shoes. Too lazy to ebay anyone know where to donate to good cause?

I gave some shoes to these folks last year - mountainproject.com/v/color… Not sure if they're still in need of gear?

Glenn Schuler wrote:Mail ordered two of these from Climb High thinking they would actually work for wide crack pro..... NOT. Tried to place one on a climb once, then they were promptly retired to the bottom of the misc. gear bag for eternity.

I still use my teetons in wide cracks, and for other trick placements--I think they're awesome.

daniel c wrote:Spiroll Rope Protector. I bring it everywhere... never used it once. Also, bump to tri-cams.

I didn't know there was a commercial version of this. I use a home-made version all the time to protect my static ropes.

Tactical Frog Gig.

Tony B wrote:At some point someone is going to get around to mentioning an engagement ring...

+5

Oh.... thats not funny im getting married saturday

The three hits of LSD I took halfway up the Salathe Wall.

Tristan B wrote:Rock Exotica Bi Wire. Its a sick idea, but the thing is huge and weights as much as 3 biners. rockexotica.com/dev/product…

+1

RadDawg wrote:Regarding the questions about the max cams in my post, guess it wasn't clear. I sold them.

I was talking about the shoes.

apeman e wrote:20 feet of cordalette. apparently, I didn't realize that's what the ROPE is for...

Obviously you belay less often on sappy pine trees and rough/sharp rocks than I do... I never leave the ground without my cordalette.

Allen, 3????, what were you thinking?

Glenn, I also used the smaller ones occaisionally, but I actually used a big one like yours once as a "deadman" anchor for belaying at the top of a chute where the snow was too hard and windblown to make a rope bollard, worked pretty well.

Every piece of gear that I bought because it was ON SALE, thinking I would use it
A full set of Tri-cams, thinking I’d use them in the Gunks (the trip never happened)
A fully insulated pair of high top alpine climbing shoes
I also own a Kong Frog

Tony B wrote: Obviously you belay less often on sappy pine trees and rough/sharp rocks than I do... I never leave the ground without my cordalette.

Try doing this in the Daks, you will hate life and be washing your rope very often.

Jason Gilbert wrote:I also own a Kong Frog

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!

Ed Wright wrote:Ushba titanium ascenders. Man those things sucked. All you tricam and grigri haters can send me your unwanted items.

You can send me the Ushba metal... I think they are fine :)

Ryan Williams wrote: You can send me the Ushba metal... I think they are fine :)

Sorry, I unloaded those a long time ago.

Woodchuck ATC wrote:Giant sized cams I'm out 100 bucks for and never placed. Endless harnesses trying to find the 'perfect fit'. About 40 too many quickdraws.

ditto this giant cam comment