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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 4, 2008 - 07:14pm PT
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So I am reading about people replacing 3,578 bolts in one day and I gets to thinkin, "Gee, I can not stand to hang out in this REI harness for longer than five minutes, these guys must be using something I do not know about, there must be a better way?"
I tried searching, but they all look the same, webbing construction.
I was looking for a suit type of deal, that you could sit in all day long in total comfort, so I tried circus equipment, but no luck.
Do I have to build something myself, or has anybody seen anything
for sale?
Tried tree climbing, PGE, all that.
Thanks!
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Landgolier
climber
the flatness
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Lots of this bolt replacin' action goes on with various things to stand on (remember most of these were drilled on stance after all), aiders, and the like, but for hanging out for a long time most people like some kind of bosuns chair or butt bag. Fish still makes a butt bag, and there are all kinds of bosuns chairs out there ranging from commercial models to ye olde 2x4 with a hole drilled in either end and 6' of webbing or rope -- tie a knot in the middle or it's liable to buck you off when you shift your weight. These used to be a lot more common before everyone had portaledges they could set up at an epic belay but some people still carry them. None of these replace the harness, obviously, it's just something to sit on. Hell, I've sat in two double length runners clipped to the power point before at crap hanging belays, and I've seen people run a loop or two of the lead line under their butts for a similar setup. A ladder-style aider clipped at either end would work too, never tried it myself though.
A few different companies also make big wall harnesses with wider belts and leg loops, and while they're better for all day wear it's more that they spread out the load so you're less bruised at the end of the day, not that hanging out in the harness becomes that much better.
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 4, 2008 - 11:22pm PT
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You can buy this from Bobby's Big Top:
I was thinking that a scaled down version of this net system might be a cool sub for a bunch of crash pads that have to be packed and moved.
You could set it up under a whole rock and then free climb all day long.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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seriously, I just bought a mammut harness....it has a single slip through rather than a double...any thoughts on which are best ... Thanks, Lynne
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Jingy
Social climber
Flatland, Ca
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The only options for a harness are "on" or "off"...
End of story, next topic
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2008 - 02:55am PT
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I hear ya, I watched Kayaking go from primitive equipment to what they have today, all in about ten or fifteen years.
I hope climbing equipment goes through the same thing.
The helmets are primitive compared to cycling and kayaking, I bet that will change shortly.
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Radish
Trad climber
Exeter, California
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I've replaced lots of bolts wearing my Yates bigwall harness. Its real comfy! I agree that climbing gear should catch up with what Kayaking equipment has done, I mean, Look at the bigwall hammer.......its stone age.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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from primitive equipment to what they have today, all in about ten or fifteen years.
I hope climbing equipment goes through the same thing.
It already has.
No one uses a bowline on a coil or a hip belay anymore.
A butt bag on an adjustable dasiy chain its the hot setup. Most of the time a half way decent harness and proper application of a clove hitch is plenty good enough.
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