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ChainingDrawsFTW
Aug 15, 2008, 11:06 PM
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Hey guys, it's me again. So I bought a rope as I mentioned in my other thread about draws and went out with some mates yesterday. I was super excited about it, since it was my first time leading on a new rope but I have an issue now. I was climbing no problem, getting some routes done...took a few falls, no problem...but THEN!!! I took a bigger lead fall than I had prior in the day and it really screwed up my body. My back mainly is what's hurting. I had to stop climbing the rest of the day and it still hurts even today. The fall was maybe only 5 or 6 feet?
Anyways, is it normal for a leader fall to jar your body like this? After all I was reading in the other thread about not falling on my chained draws or whatever, I thought a rope would be much nicer feeling in a fall, at least that's what u guys were sayign???
I hate to say I'm feeling a little mislead here...but maybe I should have saved my (limited) money and stuck with the chained draw idea? 
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Lazlo
Aug 15, 2008, 11:19 PM
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rockforlife
Aug 15, 2008, 11:21 PM
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ChainingDrawsFTW wrote: Hey guys, it's me again. So I bought a rope as I mentioned in my other thread about draws and went out with some mates yesterday. I was super excited about it, since it was my first time leading on a new rope but I have an issue now. I was climbing no problem, getting some routes done...took a few falls, no problem...but THEN!!! I took a bigger lead fall than I had prior in the day and it really screwed up my body. My back mainly is what's hurting. I had to stop climbing the rest of the day and it still hurts even today. The fall was maybe only 5 or 6 feet? Anyways, is it normal for a leader fall to jar your body like this? After all I was reading in the other thread about not falling on my chained draws or whatever, I thought a rope would be much nicer feeling in a fall, at least that's what u guys were sayign??? I hate to say I'm feeling a little mislead here...but maybe I should have saved my (limited) money and stuck with the chained draw idea?
Was it static or dynamic rope that will make a HUGE diff
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Lazlo
Aug 15, 2008, 11:34 PM
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Did you buy your rope at Walmart or Home Depot? I always buy my rope at Lowe's. Prices are great and they seem really strong!!!
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ChainingDrawsFTW
Aug 16, 2008, 12:04 AM
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rockforlife wrote: Was it static or dynamic rope that will make a HUGE diff
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pandora208
Aug 16, 2008, 12:38 AM
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a dynamic rope stretches at least a little, while a static rope is just that, static it doesnt stretch at all, theres no give to the rope when you fall on it
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stymingersfink
Aug 16, 2008, 3:45 AM
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ChainingDrawsFTW wrote: Hey guys, it's me again. So I bought a rope as I mentioned in my other thread about draws and went out with some mates yesterday. I was super excited about it, since it was my first time leading on a new rope but I have an issue now. I was climbing no problem, getting some routes done...took a few falls, no problem...but THEN!!! I took a bigger lead fall than I had prior in the day and it really screwed up my body. My back mainly is what's hurting. I had to stop climbing the rest of the day and it still hurts even today. The fall was maybe only 5 or 6 feet? Anyways, is it normal for a leader fall to jar your body like this? After all I was reading in the other thread about not falling on my chained draws or whatever, I thought a rope would be much nicer feeling in a fall, at least that's what u guys were sayign??? I hate to say I'm feeling a little mislead here...but maybe I should have saved my (limited) money and stuck with the chained draw idea?
Such is the way of the static rope lead fall.
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stymingersfink
Aug 16, 2008, 3:48 AM
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and keep up the good work. I'm actually beginning to look forward to your next post!
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tradrenn
Aug 16, 2008, 3:48 AM
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pandora208 wrote: a dynamic rope stretches at least a little, while a static rope is just that, static it doesnt stretch at all, theres no give to the rope when you fall on it
Please read up more about ropes, for your own good.
and just so you know OP is a Troll.
(just look up his other thread and his user name)
Pandora: Dynamic ropes stretch up to 30% in a leader fall, it is referred to as dynamic elongation, there is also a static one, please do a search.
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crimpandgo
Aug 16, 2008, 4:09 AM
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ChainingDrawsFTW wrote: Hey guys, it's me again. So I bought a rope as I mentioned in my other thread about draws and went out with some mates yesterday. I was super excited about it, since it was my first time leading on a new rope but I have an issue now. I was climbing no problem, getting some routes done...took a few falls, no problem...but THEN!!! I took a bigger lead fall than I had prior in the day and it really screwed up my body. My back mainly is what's hurting. I had to stop climbing the rest of the day and it still hurts even today. The fall was maybe only 5 or 6 feet? Anyways, is it normal for a leader fall to jar your body like this? After all I was reading in the other thread about not falling on my chained draws or whatever, I thought a rope would be much nicer feeling in a fall, at least that's what u guys were sayign??? I hate to say I'm feeling a little mislead here...but maybe I should have saved my (limited) money and stuck with the chained draw idea?
I call TROLL.
You must be bored???
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taydude
Aug 16, 2008, 5:21 AM
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HAHA sorta funny that people are biting on this...
Who buys a rope used? Are there really people like that out there?
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Lazlo
Aug 16, 2008, 5:33 AM
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taydude wrote: HAHA sorta funny that people are biting on this... Who buys a rope used? Are there really people like that out there?
I took a fixed line from an alpine route. It's still pretty strong. Only a little bit of the core is showing in only a few places. I was planning on selling it later this week on Craigslist...should I reconsider?
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ChainingDrawsFTW
Aug 16, 2008, 6:09 AM
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Guys why are you not taking me seriously? I'm looking for some help here. I'm in constant pain. CONSTAINT!
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irregularpanda
Aug 16, 2008, 6:33 AM
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Would our constaint attention make your back hurt less?
No.
Shut up and ride that pony. Your pony being the death trap of a rope you just bought.
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jmvc
Aug 16, 2008, 3:14 PM
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I think you should take an even bigger lead fall. That generally sorts it out.
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Aceto
Aug 16, 2008, 3:39 PM
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Yo sup dude sometimes i just take some vicodin if im in bad back pain. if your rope soloing uc an get just use the method u used before with the draws. why bother with a rope and grigri
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Valarc
Aug 16, 2008, 3:44 PM
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This idiotic troll has no business being in the beginner forums - I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to follow anything they read in this thread, but if there's one thing I've learned while teaching it is to NEVER underestimate peoples' stupidity.
Mods, how about a move to scummunity so people can entertain themselves with the poor troll, and the beginners can be spared this bullshit?
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carbonrx8
Aug 16, 2008, 5:50 PM
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ChainingDrawsFTW wrote: Guys why are you not taking me seriously? I'm looking for some help here. I'm in constant pain. CONSTAINT!
This is such a painfully obvious troll. I would have conceded that your baiting someone into asking whether you bought a static or dynamic rope was quite good except a thread on this topic graced these pages not three days ago. While your manipulation skills are quite high, you lose mucho points for the lack of innovation. I am sure that while you were writing your posts you were grinning inwardly at your false perception of your cleverness. Unfortunately, no one else has such a high opinion. That just makes you a sad, pitiful failure that cant even do what they set out to do on the intrawebs, a place unusually receptive due to the high number of naive and gullible readers.
And if you actually did what you describe, I have no more sympathy. That is what natural selection is all about. Some times, a persons destiny is simply to set an example as to how big a fuckup some one can be. You have reached your destiny. Now die.
(This post was edited by carbonrx8 on Aug 16, 2008, 5:51 PM)
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sungam
Aug 16, 2008, 10:46 PM
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carbonrx8 wrote: ChainingDrawsFTW wrote: Guys why are you not taking me seriously? I'm looking for some help here. I'm in constant pain. CONSTAINT! This is such a painfully obvious troll. I would have conceded that your baiting someone into asking whether you bought a static or dynamic rope was quite good except a thread on this topic graced these pages not three days ago. While your manipulation skills are quite high, you lose mucho points for the lack of innovation. I am sure that while you were writing your posts you were grinning inwardly at your false perception of your cleverness. Unfortunately, no one else has such a high opinion. That just makes you a sad, pitiful failure that cant even do what they set out to do on the intrawebs, a place unusually receptive due to the high number of naive and gullible readers. And if you actually did what you describe, I have no more sympathy. That is what natural selection is all about. Some times, a persons destiny is simply to set an example as to how big a fuckup some one can be. You have reached your destiny. Now stop bugging us.
Also- a good troll never returns to the thread.
You lose more marks.
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axelvanettinger
Aug 16, 2008, 11:22 PM
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Geez dude why dont u just jump from a building if u are this bored... Such a bad troll
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pandora208
Aug 17, 2008, 4:45 PM
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tradrenn,
thanks for the advice as you can tell im kinda new to RC.com and still naive enough to want to be helpful to others...but i will learn. for instance i know to avoid majid at all costs haha thanks again
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Aceto
Aug 19, 2008, 9:15 PM
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this is ridiculous majid sabet is more insightful than lets say, Jay, or JT49499592832 aka Spell Nazi.
keep your ears perked up, PM with any question
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stymingersfink
Aug 19, 2008, 10:19 PM
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Aceto wrote: this is ridiculous majid sabet is more insightful than lets say, Jay, or JT49499592832 aka Spell Nazi. keep your ears perked up, PM with any question
Aceto=MajorSorbet
*plonk*
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sungam
Aug 19, 2008, 10:20 PM
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stymingersfink wrote: Aceto wrote: this is ridiculous majid sabet is more insightful than lets say, Jay, or JT49499592832 aka Spell Nazi. keep your ears perked up, PM with any question for those of you too new to the site to tell... Aceto=MajorSorbet *plonk*
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patmay81
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In reply to: Ummm, I don't know what that means exactly but I bought the rope from a guy I foudn on Craigslist for $30. It was the cheapest 50m rope I could find. It's an Edelweis. It's red if that helps?
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