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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, Ca
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Jan 29, 2008 - 02:56pm PT
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BITD a climber had to be able to rebuild the motor in their VW van alongside the highway with a nutpick and a few pitons for tools. This led to superior mechanical aptitude which translated well in the realm of placing gear. Todays noob's in their shiny Soob's don't have a chance. When the economy craters, and those same folks are trying to get to the crags with 500,000 miles on those cars climbing will be reborn.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Jan 30, 2008 - 07:00pm PT
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Here are some photos taken by a concerned citizen of a spellbinding belay on Geronimo...
Here the second has begun climbing:
© Concerned Citizen
Here the belayer is getting into "position":
© Concerned Citizen
At this point the belayer is bent over while belaying through the crack.
© Concerned Citizen
As the story was relayed to me, If the second were to fall while in the roof crack, the belayer
would be pulled down, becoming a human chockstone, and the climber would be free-hanging
in midair. This would knott exactly be the easiest situation to rectify...
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WoodySt
Trad climber
Riverside
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 30, 2008 - 09:01pm PT
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I looked carefully at the pics. I don't think so. I would have a shorter tie in though.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Jan 30, 2008 - 09:57pm PT
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Why do people insist on anchoring with daisy chains?
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