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Andy Laakmann · · Bend, OR · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,990

Marc Kajut just added the crag I learned to climb at 15 years ago... when I was just a wee lad.

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Random story...

In Mission Gorge, on my FIRST lead ever (a 5.4 crack), I was using a piece of webbing for my rack sling because I was too cheap to buy a real one. About 40 feet up every single piece slide off the webbing one by one and dropped to the ground (and those #11 hexes could kill a belayer from 40 feet!)... apparently I skipped learning how to tie a webbing knot when I read Royal Robbins rockcraft book.

Egads, nothing like downclimbing 40 feet of 5.4 for a newbie climber.

It always amazes me that climbers survive our first 6 months.

ps. I've purchased a real sling since then AND learned how to tie knots.

Brejcha · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 450
Andy Laakmann wrote: It always amazes me that climbers survive our first 6 months.
No kidding, if I would have fallen on my first trad lead I'm pretty sure I would have decked.

I led Calypso (5.6 in Eldo) with a half a set of stoppers. I had had about a minute at the base with my partner (who had never led, but read a book) telling me how to put them in. Scary business.
Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0

With enough webbing you can downclimb anything!~

H Lue · · Leavenworth, WA · Joined Nov 2015 · Points: 10
ViperScale . wrote: With enough webbing you can downclimb anything!~

Holy crap, dude.

Dead Head · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2017 · Points: 65

How did you even get here?

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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