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General > Trad Climbing
Reply: First set of cams?
Jul 8, 2014 Get a set of c4's backcountry.com/black-diamo…;skid=BLD0918-OC-OS anything smaller than the purple I would do master cams. backcountry.com/metolius-ma&hellip… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Wandering Brit in Seneca
Apr 9, 2014 one thing to keep in mind is that there will be zero cell reception out in Seneca. Just keep that in mind for the planning process, I would hate for you not to be able to link… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: What's your favorite chalk and why?
Apr 2, 2014 crayola sidewalk chalk without a doubt it makes everything pretty colors... View Message
General > Trad Climbing
Reply: Trad climbing dangerous below 40 degrees?
Mar 6, 2014 "Actually, it's well documented that below 40º F the aluminum alloy that is used for cam lobes will shrink, causing the placements to be loose and insecure. Moreover, the… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: How to let down a sketchy climber friend
Mar 6, 2014 Be straight forward about it tell him you don't like climbing with him and you don't like the situation he is putting you in. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Camp Cams with wolf on tag?
Feb 24, 2014 11 cams for 400 bucks seems like a great deal to me. For a set c4's including 10 cams back country is asking over 600. all the camp gear I have seems well made I would guess th… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Dont Touch the Munter Hitch!!
Dec 3, 2013 If that is real, it's really gnarly! View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Silent Partner
Nov 27, 2013 Not sure what you mean by a top anchor, I build the anchor at the bottom of the wall and was climbing above it. I believe I have a functional system but will continue to resear… View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Silent Partner
Nov 25, 2013 @Febs I hear you man this solo game is starting to put a dent in the old pocket book. @JacksonLandFill The anchor was 2 bolts linked with a sliding x with limiter knots. It… View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Silent Partner
Nov 25, 2013 Thanks for the reply Phil, I didn't think to much about the rope when I originally wrote this thread. Looking back it was a pretty fuzzy 10.5 mm, so maybe that has a lot to do… View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Silent Partner
Nov 25, 2013 So I took the silent partner out to the rock wall at school to test it out before I tried to use it outside and I think I learned a lot during short time I was testing it. Howe… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Binocular recommendations?
Nov 8, 2013 As far as picking the size of bino's you need to figure out how far the target is that you are going to be observing. For example you wouldn't want a 20 power set to observe a… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: Binocular recommendations?
Nov 7, 2013 The first question you need to ask yourself is how much money you are trying to spend. some sets of binoculars can go for up to 3k like the ones made by zeiss, or you could spe… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing
Reply: Petzl Fifi hook for haul bag retrieval
Sep 8, 2013 Check out this link and see if the video helps at all supertopo.com/climbers-foru… View Message
General > Other Sports
Reply: San Diego climber looking for crew to help load &…
Aug 28, 2013 hey man if I lived closer I would help you get that boat in the water. I have had some luck finding sailing trips on cruisersforum.com/forums/f30/ you may have some luck the… View Message
Regional > Southern States
Reply: Seneca partner 16-17th
Aug 25, 2013 Hey guys I live out in Salisbury Md right now but moving back to Baltimore at the end of the year. Let me know next time you plan on heading that way. As long as it doesn't int… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Worst harness ever.
Jul 22, 2013 I think I am going to have to go with the Swiss seat! View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Buying Climbing Gear made in the USA
Apr 22, 2013 The "Buy American" theory sounds good in theory however It may end up doing more harm that good. It all has to do with opportunity cost and specialization. Here is a pretty goo… View Message
Regional > Colorado
Reply: Moving to Colorado for work, where to live?
Apr 8, 2013 I don't know where you will be working but I really liked Golden while I was there to visit. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Fishing and climbing
Apr 6, 2013 The Snake river might be a good choice for you to look into. View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Careers that could support this lifestyle?
Apr 3, 2013 Go to college where the climbing is good. Study something that has the potential to make you lots of money later in life. When you have a job that pays you well you can take ti… View Message
General > Politics and Rock Climbing
Reply: What's your favorite beer?
Apr 1, 2013 Right now I'm really digging the Sierra Nevada Narwhal! View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Guy Pushes Girlfriend Off Cliff (humorous)
Mar 25, 2013 HAHAHA! That just made my day! View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Rope Impact Force and Gear Load
Mar 14, 2013 No problem, glad I can help dude. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Rope Impact Force and Gear Load
Mar 14, 2013 Let me know if you can open this link it contains all math and physics equations you could possibly want for figuring out the impact forces. If the link doesn't work let me kno… View Message
Regional > Northeastern States
Reply: Moving to Maryland - Rock Climbers Suicide?
Mar 13, 2013 This may help out a little bit indy-adventures.net/climbin… Plus I could always use someone to climb with but It's a little bit of a hike for me to get there due to the… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Self Arrest Fail...
Mar 9, 2013 That looked pretty painful! View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Maryland Climbing Advice
Feb 13, 2013 Hi Johnathon, Hey man I'm planing on taking a ride out to safe harbor Sunday depending on weather and how the evening before goes. With it being my girl friend's birthday I c… View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Safe Harbor
Feb 13, 2013 Awesome Thanks everyone! View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: How to you tie your cordelette?
Feb 12, 2013 I have a triple fisherman's on my 7mm cord View Message
General > General Climbing
Reply: Safe Harbor
Feb 11, 2013 Larry, Thanks for the help man please let me know if you find anything out. Zack View Message
General > General Climbing
Safe Harbor
Feb 11, 2013 Does anyone know a decent spot to camp at around Safe Harbor Pa? The only one I found said you can't drink beer I'm not sure I can talk my boys into that. I'm thinking about do… View Message
General > Other Sports
Reply: Avy Bag P-Chem
Feb 11, 2013 If you would like to further investigate and help me design a model I could run the calculation in Gaussian next time I get some free time at school. View Message
General > Other Sports
Reply: Avy Bag P-Chem
Feb 11, 2013 You could probably use the equation PV=nRT to calculate a few test samples if you are really interested. However you will probably need to figure out the partial pressure based… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion
Reply: Metolius GateKeeper
Jan 29, 2013 Paying a few extra bucks for a biner is a small price for a little piece of mind if you are worried about cross loading. View Message
General > Beginning Climbers
Reply: Maryland Climbing Advice
Jan 26, 2013 Depending on how it goes I would like to get him to lead climb but I'm going to start him out top roped and see how he does. View Message
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