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jakedatc
Dec 2, 2009, 4:53 AM
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reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right? 
over build and engineer with triple extreme redundancy
an RC user that hasnt posted in a while almost got himself stuck at Rumney because he tried to connect himself to an anchor too many times. took him 5 mins to get his cleaning sling biner out of the bolt hanger
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c4c
Dec 2, 2009, 9:38 AM
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jakedatc wrote: reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right? over build and engineer with triple extreme redundancy an RC user that hasnt posted in a while almost got himself stuck at Rumney because he tried to connect himself to an anchor too many times. took him 5 mins to get his cleaning sling biner out of the bolt hanger
jammer?
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jakedatc
Dec 2, 2009, 2:26 PM
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c4c wrote: jakedatc wrote: reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right? over build and engineer with triple extreme redundancy an RC user that hasnt posted in a while almost got himself stuck at Rumney because he tried to connect himself to an anchor too many times. took him 5 mins to get his cleaning sling biner out of the bolt hanger jammer?
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dingus
Dec 2, 2009, 2:32 PM
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c4c wrote: jakedatc wrote: reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right? over build and engineer with triple extreme redundancy an RC user that hasnt posted in a while almost got himself stuck at Rumney because he tried to connect himself to an anchor too many times. took him 5 mins to get his cleaning sling biner out of the bolt hanger jammer?
Don't laugh... sometimes its hard to see the forest for the trees. This is a REAL anchor:
DMT
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bill413
Dec 3, 2009, 4:17 PM
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reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right?
I thread a #9 hex through them.
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guangzhou
Dec 7, 2009, 2:47 AM
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dingus wrote: c4c wrote: jakedatc wrote: reno wrote: jakedatc wrote: .. probably trad climbers that don't know what to do with a set of bolts Skip them and run it out, right? over build and engineer with triple extreme redundancy an RC user that hasnt posted in a while almost got himself stuck at Rumney because he tried to connect himself to an anchor too many times. took him 5 mins to get his cleaning sling biner out of the bolt hanger jammer? Don't laugh... sometimes its hard to see the forest for the trees. This is a REAL anchor: [IMG]http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x170/oldclymr/WhackyAnchor.jpg[/IMG] DMT
This one looks familiar. What route is it. Anchors like that are why I now carry one of these on my chalk bag.
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anthonymason
Apr 29, 2010, 3:38 AM
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Why would any one set t-r on this shit, use a sling and equalize it or use a cord-alette to equalize it.
Period there are reasons climbers die!!!!! and this is a good god damn example!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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patto
May 20, 2010, 12:57 AM
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anthonymason wrote: Why would any one set t-r on this shit, use a sling and equalize it or use a cord-alette to equalize it. Period there are reasons climbers die!!!!! and this is a good god damn example!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you suggesting that using a climbing rope to equalize it isn't equally as good!?
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