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Favorite Climbing Gear for a Rumble?

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MisterE Wolfe · · Grass Valley, CA · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 8,092

I am going with "Krull" The Bird's large yellow Tricam we picked up at "Bridwell-fest" -



complete with rusted rivets to check your tetanus up-date, Yo.

Johnathan C · · Missouri · Joined Mar 2016 · Points: 85

I'm torn between a Petzl Rock Hammer or an ice tool :D

Tylerpratt · · Litchfield, Connecticut · Joined Feb 2016 · Points: 40

Ice tool will get stuck in someones head. Then your up shits creek without a weapon.

I think I would take the hammer! haha

Ti ck · · souf yeast · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 1,790

11mm static Rope with a monkey's fist knot and a little length over the pic, little extra range over a hammer, ice axe, or worlds largest tricam training weight.

Johnathan C · · Missouri · Joined Mar 2016 · Points: 85

Damn Tyler, you're right! I'd lose the axe only to turn around and see MisterE charging at me, menacingly swirling around his tricam above his head like the Witch-King and his mace. I close my eyes and accept my fate.

Quinn Baker · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2016 · Points: 1

Interesting topic lol... Guess I'd go with ice axes and crampons? how many people are we "rumbling" with? lol

Tylerpratt · · Litchfield, Connecticut · Joined Feb 2016 · Points: 40

A lead ball in the monkey fist and a long sling on the end of it would probably do you well.

Logan Fuzzo · · Portland, OR · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 437

Omega link cam nunchucks. Finally, a use for those things!

Matt Robinson · · Saint Petersburg, FL · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 15

Gri gri: if there is one thing ive learned from this site its that yer gunna die from my gri gri

Todd Anderson · · Santa Fe, NM · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 160


or what about

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

ken thompson's massives are for peaceful purposes only, like kicking the crap out of your own self. ooof!

Chris Reyes · · Seattle, WA · Joined Nov 2014 · Points: 40

I'll take a bouldering sit start pad and a petzl spatha...or old chouinard hammer. Because the child in me thinks I need to be some sort of climbing knight.

In reality?

a extended #4 would probably ruin some people.

Also tape gloves. Always brawl with tape gloves.

DanielRich · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 5

How about one of those fancy rope guns.



Edit: i stole that from this thread mountainproject.com/v/aidin…
MisterE Wolfe · · Grass Valley, CA · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 8,092

Great ideas! I know there is going to be a rumble for routes at warm-up wall - it's just a matter of time. I want to be prepared.

Johnathan C wrote:Damn Tyler, you're right! I'd lose the axe only to turn around and see MisterE charging at me, menacingly swirling around his tricam above his head like the Witch-King and his mace. I close my eyes and accept my fate.
Maybe if your hammer had a leash we could have a faux mace-off!

Besides, you only got a 25% probability of getting the rusted tri-cam tooth...so you got that going for you.
Logan Fuzzo · · Portland, OR · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 437

How about big bros? One hit of the button with proper aim and you're breaking bones

MisterE Wolfe · · Grass Valley, CA · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 8,092

Good point - the extracting of the Sacred Tri-Cam from The Master...

Well, it wasn't that bad. Like a $20 donation? And no-one wanted the pointy weird thing but me, anyway.

Have you seen the full arsenal?



There is some diminishing return in the intimidation...

That's why I didn't even bother with the white mini, FYI.

Bollards of the mid-sized may work well.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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