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kachoong
May 4, 2009, 1:59 PM
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swoopee wrote: kachoong wrote: I like to carry an extra jug and allen wrench, just in case I need to swap out a shitty hold that I can't pull down on.... kind of like a mulligan's but for climbing. Why didn't I think of that? No more thrashing around on 5.6 gym climbs for me.
Yeah... it's really handy when the climbs get all slopey and hard.... great way to bring a 5.12 down to a layman's level.
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cush
May 4, 2009, 2:37 PM
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i have an ATC guide on a locking carabiner and i have a non locking oval that just always hangs on my chalkbag. when i'm at my school's gym i also keep a quickdraw hanging from my harness simply because i'm one of the routesetters and we have no ladders so we just hang from a gri gri on self-belay. i use the quickdraw to hold myself near the wall when putting up holds on an overhang. i don't keep the draw on my harness when i go to the real gym though.
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gblauer
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May 4, 2009, 3:08 PM
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sometimes I think I should train with my full rack, just so that I can train with the extra weight when I am outdoors.
Then...photos and threads like this pop up and I think NOT.
I have my "oh shit kit" (locker, prussik, whistle, quick link), ATC and a gri gri always on my harness. I clean the rest of the outdoor stuff off everytime I climb outdoors.
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Gmburns2000
May 4, 2009, 3:22 PM
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I bring my hold chipper.
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clee03m
May 4, 2009, 3:22 PM
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Now that I started using my ratty harness exclusively at the gym, there is nothing extra on my harness than my husband's ATC and a locker (since he never climbs). Ah, the luxury of owning more than one harness. Before that sometimes an extra biner or a locker would be there. Too lazy to take it off. My partners on my recent trip gave me shit for following up a single pitch sport climb with a cordelette and a nut pick. Hey, we had climbed some gear climbs before, and didn't even realize it was there. But they even took pictures. May be a similar thread 'what's on your sport rack' will show up with my picture.
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gogounou
May 4, 2009, 3:34 PM
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Pitons, a hammer, and an ATC Sport...
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Terry2124
May 4, 2009, 3:37 PM
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PTM wrote: One Locker, One ATC, and a Rope (if that counts) Oh...and chalk WTF does anyone else need at a friggin' gym?
Exactly...
Harness, locing biner, atc, shoes
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swoopee
May 4, 2009, 3:41 PM
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Oh yeah, and a small locking biner w/ prusik cord on the right leg loop. Not really useful in the gym, but then again, you never know when you might have to bail. 
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ptlong
May 4, 2009, 4:10 PM
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gblauer wrote: sometimes I think I should train with my full rack, just so that I can train with the extra weight when I am outdoors.
I've seen people train with water bottles and iron on their harnesses with this in mind. I've also heard of people taking a full rack not just for the weight but also to place in gym cracks (on toprope).
The flip side where someone feels they need to shed the few ounces of a biner and ATC when they climb a gym route seems pretty weak.
In reply to: Then...photos and threads like this pop up and I think NOT.
Fashion over funtion is a common theme in gyms.
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kriso9tails
May 4, 2009, 4:27 PM
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A flask of whiskey, a 'tickle me Elmo', a box of condoms and a flare gun. People tend to give you space with a rack like that and you have your choice of routes open at pretty much all times. They sure as hell keep their seven-year-old, birthday-partying, pizza-fingered, little hell spawn out of my way.
(This post was edited by kriso9tails on May 4, 2009, 4:33 PM)
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cracklover
May 4, 2009, 4:35 PM
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verticon wrote: spikeddem wrote: Doubles in BD cams from .5 to 3... etc. You're just bragging ! Take a look at a REAL PRO ! 
Thread's over. You win.
GO
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fullmonty
May 4, 2009, 4:55 PM
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In the gym I used to work in there was a dude who couldnt climb 5.8, but would bring his entire rack with him. Anytime someone gave him hell for not being able to get up anything we would retort with a "I'd like to see you climb with a rack like this", while clanking his hexes together.
Sounds like a good excuse to add to the list...
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swoopee
May 4, 2009, 5:11 PM
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I just play the recent heart-attack card whenever I can't send something.
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markc
May 4, 2009, 5:26 PM
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Terry2124 wrote: PTM wrote: One Locker, One ATC, and a Rope (if that counts) Oh...and chalk WTF does anyone else need at a friggin' gym? Exactly... Harness, locing biner, atc, shoes
Damn. You don't even bring the 'k', huh?
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kgossett
May 4, 2009, 5:29 PM
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Usually try to go light at the gym. BD ATC guide, Petzl Ascenders, and a couple 5 step aiders. If I plan to be there awhile a headlamp and a couple water bottles...that I routinely refill from the drinking fountain.
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Terry2124
May 4, 2009, 5:36 PM
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markc wrote: Terry2124 wrote: PTM wrote: One Locker, One ATC, and a Rope (if that counts) Oh...and chalk WTF does anyone else need at a friggin' gym? Exactly... Harness, locing biner, atc, shoes Damn. You don't even bring the 'k', huh?
lol i see that now, wrote that from my blackberry. k's are a bit overrated and add weight :)
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rockandlice
May 4, 2009, 5:44 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: A 'rack' implies carrying a collection of items that you will need on the climb. Frankly, I don't think many gym racks exist.
LOL, did you hear that whizzing sound?
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rockandlice
May 4, 2009, 5:45 PM
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cracklover wrote: verticon wrote: spikeddem wrote: Doubles in BD cams from .5 to 3... etc. You're just bragging ! Take a look at a REAL PRO ! [image]http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3537;[/image] Thread's over. You win. GO
Two harnesses? Forum over!
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ladyscarlett
May 4, 2009, 6:59 PM
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kyote321 wrote: good posting... ... crap on people's harnesses at the grym is super annoying. having to advertise that you might maybe climbing someday outside and have the crap to prove it is just plain pitiful. the counter argument will be that the gear is there anyway and it isn't convenient to take it off. i switch up gear on my harness outdoors for every pitch - and you can't take less than a minute to unclip your crap before you come to the grym?
I don't understand why silent advertising is so annoying... A lot of people troll the gyms for potential outdoor partners, and what a better indicator than the harness....like colored handkerchiefs at those "special" parties...That being said, it can get a little out of hand for sure and I would need more than gear on someone's harness to climb with them, but for many it's a start.
I personally climb with more stuff on my harness than most people at my gym. In agreement with a previous comment, I don't feel like it's a "rack", just standard. Prussic, rappel ring, tape, nut tool, two lockers, belay device, chalk bag, spare shoes (training for the beer), and a mini nalgene. Why so much stuff? This is the stuff I climb with, full stop. The last time I took stuff off, it got forgotten. It is more convenient to leave it on, not because of the time, but organization. This is the stuff that stays on my harness. After forgetting each item at one time or another I now just leave everything on.
Plus extra weight is going to affect how climbing feels. It takes a while for this beginner to get used to the jingle jangles!
Just throwing out a different perspective.
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shockabuku
May 4, 2009, 7:26 PM
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Gri-gri w/ (large) locker and a spare (regular size) locker that I use when cleaning anchors outside. Chalk bag w/ M16 brush (green, not black).
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nattfodd
May 4, 2009, 7:44 PM
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I also have more stuff than most people when I climb at the gym, but some of it is required by the club regulations, as I am sometimes in charge of the wall and we have to have all the "rescue" gear on the harness all the time: two slings, two locking biners, one prussik. I also have a cow's tail constantly on, due to the way some of our top anchors are made. And of course, locking biner and ATC.
Except when I am really going for something difficult, I try to climb with all my draws, to train for when I have a full trad rack outdoors.
By reading the answers to this thread, I realize that many here would make fun of me... Climbing is such a cruel and heartless universe!
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Craggmire
May 5, 2009, 12:35 AM
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All My big wall gear! I hate when Top roping gumbies rest on my portaledge so I started putting the bomber fly on it. Sad Story, I dropped my poop tube last week and they kicked me out
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