Rockclimbing RSS Feed http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=69; en-us (c) 2007 D4DR Media | Rockclimbing.com - All rights reserved. 29 Aug 2008 16:56:53 -0800 60 75 23 http://www.rockclimbing.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.rockclimbing.com/rss/69.xml 69 hey, do any of you know the strenght rating for the Triple Figure-Eight Loop ??? http://www.layhands.com/Knots/Knots_TripleLoops.htm i would 14 Aug 2008 07:13:30 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1942961 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1942961 Or any other soft gear. In a recent thread a guy who has a rope for only 2 months and used it only 9 times was asking if it was safe to have 13 Aug 2008 09:14:00 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1942168 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1942168 I had a quick play around today to see how long it takes to wear through Accessory cord etc. I mainly wanted to see the advantage of 7mm over 6mm (I 24 Jul 2008 18:16:21 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1931756 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1931756 Here is a link I came across which seems to be quite well done, for it's purposes. http://www.caves.org/section/vertical/nh/51/Multi-point%20pre- 24 Jul 2008 12:15:16 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1931421 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1931421 It seems we have an internet connection here, so might as well post some results.... Since it was the smallest group of knots, I started with the 03 Jul 2008 08:35:16 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1920301 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1920301 I was playing around with some cord the other day and happened upon this: [image]www.shariconglobal.com/misc/knot.jpg[/image] Anyone know if it 24 Jun 2008 09:26:22 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1915018 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1915018 I sent in three harness's to the mountain gear harness test last year has anyone seen any results? What happened? 22 Jun 2008 19:59:42 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1914063 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1914063 I was climbing the other day on 'Bears Reach 5.7, East Wall, Lover's Leap, California' when I stood up and my cams hooked on an under cling flake 22 Jun 2008 12:54:06 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1913869 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1913869 A constriction hitch is literally a clove with a twist. It holds itself tight, and it tightens with a 2-1 advantage. I was setting up a top rope 21 Jun 2008 14:31:59 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1913675 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1913675 Hey All, Haven't had much to report lately as I've been working on modifications to the pullers after breaking both of them a while back, but 19 Jun 2008 18:48:28 -0800 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1912997 http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1912997