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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 8:11 PM
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Whats the c stand for in a route rating? I have no idea what to search fro or i would have. a1=aid some say c2
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 8:17 PM
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All so i was bouldering yesterday when a family came up to play on top rope. he was using a figure8 and he pushed the rope through one hole like you would with an atc then clipped only the rope through the benier. Is the correct way? I only ask cause some old gut came buy and asked if if he was going to put her on belay. He said that she was and the old dude got mad. I have no experience with fig8 but it kinda looked wierd.
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sbclimber
Nov 3, 2003, 8:21 PM
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Thats not the way I use a figure 8.
Also. I'm not exactly an aid climbing expert, but I'm pretty sure the C in C2 refers to clean aid climbing, without hammers and bolts and such.
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c stands for clean aid :P
this mean no hammered gear like pitons or copper heads. basically any thing that damages the rock :)
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 8:25 PM
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thank you and ya the fig8 looked weird the whole thing hanging if you were to pinch the rope between the biner and fig8 and let go the fig8 would slide to the ground. It was still a friction type stop where one side was in one hand but i want to make sure i dont pick any bad habits up. Did that in golf and still cant get rid of them
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tucsonalex
Nov 3, 2003, 8:28 PM
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The correct way to belay with a figure 8 is with the rope through the small hole and a locking biner clipped to the rope. Just don't let the figure 8 slide to the ground. The figure 8 should stay next to the locking biner.
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 8:30 PM
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thats how he had it what is the other end for?
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 8:46 PM
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why has my number under my user name stopped adding up? Since the only thing i live for is reconition from others i am really having a problem with this
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tucsonalex
Nov 3, 2003, 8:48 PM
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The other end is for rappelling. To use the figure 8 in rappell mode the rope goes through the large hole and loops around the other end. The locking biner clips through the small hole. It's kinda of hard to describe without pictures though so of course you should have someone experienced show you before you try it yourself.
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 9:24 PM
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In the route section on some people page there is 1,2, or 3 stars next to some ascents? what do they mean?
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jt512
Nov 3, 2003, 9:35 PM
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In reply to: In the route section on some people page there is 1,2, or 3 stars next to some ascents? what do they mean?
Take a wild guess. Maybe you can figure something out for yourself.
-Jay
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ksolem
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I know there is nothing wrong with thinking about sex while climbing, but what about thinking about climbing while having sex??
-Could lead to premature, well, you know what.
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Nov 3, 2003, 10:39 PM
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jt512
Nov 3, 2003, 10:48 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Take a wild guess. Maybe you can figure something out for yourself. Maybe you could ease up sometime. Just because you know everything doesn't mean everyone else does. Have you got nothing better to do than bash people with questions you think are silly? Probably not.
And maybe that kid could learn to think for himself just a little, instead of asking others to do all his homework for him. In the last week this kid has asked not one, but a dozen or more questions that he could get answers to on his own with by doing a modicum of his own research. He's too lazy to do so, and to pander to that laziness is not doing him, or these forums, any good. If everyone here thought this was the place to ask questions that they could get answers to by reading a single instructional book or even just taking a second to think, these forums would be three orders of magnitude more chaotic than they already are.
-Jay
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xcire
Nov 3, 2003, 11:55 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Take a wild guess. Maybe you can figure something out for yourself. Maybe you could ease up sometime. Just because you know everything doesn't mean everyone else does. Have you got nothing better to do than bash people with questions you think are silly? Probably not. And maybe that kid could learn to think for himself just a little, instead of asking others to do all his homework for him. In the last week this kid has asked not one, but a dozen or more questions that he could get answers to on his own with by doing a modicum of his own research. He's too lazy to do so, and to pander to that laziness is not doing him, or these forums, any good. If everyone here thought this was the place to ask questions that they could get answers to by reading a single instructional book or even just taking a second to think, these forums would be three orders of magnitude more chaotic than they already are. -Jay
thank you to the rest of you who have answered my question without having to cause problems
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telemarkist
Nov 3, 2003, 11:58 PM
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careful high blood pressure is a killer. like I have any room to talk.
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raindog
Nov 4, 2003, 12:03 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Take a wild guess. Maybe you can figure something out for yourself. Maybe you could ease up sometime. Just because you know everything doesn't mean everyone else does. Have you got nothing better to do than bash people with questions you think are silly? Probably not. And maybe that kid could learn to think for himself just a little, instead of asking others to do all his homework for him. In the last week this kid has asked not one, but a dozen or more questions that he could get answers to on his own with by doing a modicum of his own research. He's too lazy to do so, and to pander to that laziness is not doing him, or these forums, any good. If everyone here thought this was the place to ask questions that they could get answers to by reading a single instructional book or even just taking a second to think, these forums would be three orders of magnitude more chaotic than they already are. -Jay
You must be a supreme human being.
Naw, maybe just an ass.
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xcire
Nov 4, 2003, 12:03 AM
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wELL BACK TO MY QUESTION i WOULD THINK IT WAS HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAD DONE THE ROUTE BUT I HAVE ADDED SOME OF MINE TWICE AND NO STAR SO THE WHOLE THINK FOR MYSELF didnt WORK SORRY JAY
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raindog
Nov 4, 2003, 12:05 AM
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In reply to: wELL BACK TO MY QUESTION i WOULD THINK IT WAS HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAD DONE THE ROUTE BUT I HAVE ADDED SOME OF MINE TWICE AND NO STAR SO THE WHOLE THINK FOR MYSELF didnt WORK SORRY JAY
The stars are like hotel ratings. Three stars means the route is super classic. One means it is worth doing.
-Jeff
edit: OK, not exactly like hotel ratings.
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telemarkist
Nov 4, 2003, 12:07 AM
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stars in most guidebooks denote high quality climbs, I have to assume it does here also.
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xcire
Nov 4, 2003, 12:10 AM
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Thank you now are these routes given the stars by the rc member than inputs them or do they copy the stars out of a guide book?
Edit just trying to learn how to interpret all this new info im getting from this site and thank you again for helping a newbie
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telemarkist
Nov 4, 2003, 12:18 AM
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not sure, after reveiwing my climbs I think stars are missing on at least some that my guides have starred. maybe we should rename this thread endless question :lol:
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jt512
Nov 4, 2003, 1:23 AM
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In reply to: Maybe you could ease up sometime.
Not a chance.
-Jay
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Nov 4, 2003, 6:20 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: Maybe you could ease up sometime. Not a chance. -Jay
misquote
Peace,
Jeff
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