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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Louis
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Oct 31, 2006 - 10:25pm PT
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Russ: Interested in playing with my harness? New one is en route...
The last several months, everytime I put it on, I wondered if it was a safe harness. Then I thought "aw, there is redundancy built into these things...."
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Oct 31, 2006 - 10:59pm PT
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I was wondering how many guys like yerself Russ & Malcom maybe, might get some requests to bust up some stuff.
I have some solid stemmed friends, rigged with 1" tubular and bartacked by you 19.5 years ago. They are still in service. Wanna bust a loop or two?
Also, my harness, um, made by moi, is 12-15 years old, and has a 9/16" super tape belay loop, with, well, a lil' nick in it.
This cud be embarrasing & interesting, (both beat wakin' up dead); wanna bust that too?
Lemme get out my responses now:
-sheesh, I knew that stuff was still bomber!
or will it be-
-honest, I was gonnah retire it real soon, plus I don't really weight it...
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Mimi
climber
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Oct 31, 2006 - 11:18pm PT
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Roy, I'm sendin ya a new harness for Kimas. No, I'm sendin it on the morrow. Cuz I luv ya baby!
Russ: That gear pulling is something. Always exciting action. Lemme know when ya get that poker game going. I'd really like to fly in. If gals are allowed, that is. That would be some big time fun!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Oct 31, 2006 - 11:23pm PT
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Very interesting! How about breaking the belay loop while you're at it?
Edit: Oops, missed the first line. Tested to 4,000 lbf without failing.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 31, 2006 - 11:29pm PT
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Roy: Your 19 year old solid stem Friends may themselves be worn out, forgetting about their slings. Just like a few of mine. The axles get worn and weakened, apparently. Your harness sounds rather - alpine. :)
Maybe we should have big ST parties at climbing test labs - BD, Trango, Fish, etc. Those who live nearby can bring a bunch of old stuff, and maybe some food and beer, and a sober technician can bust it all while we hoot and holler. Maybe some dogs and stuff, too. (Ron can bring his arsenal, and Junior.) I bet we'd learn a lot, not all of it amusing.
Anders
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Oct 31, 2006 - 11:34pm PT
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Then there's the rusted out rear shock towers in my 74 BMW...
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lazide
Big Wall climber
Bay Area, CA
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bump for the cool pics....
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Holdplease2
Big Wall climber
Yosemite area
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Good point. However, there are some times when that backup could be loaded with more than 800 pounds. Those are circumstances where it would not be playing the role of just "backup break hand".
Examples would be:
Your belay loop breaks (highly unlikely)
You threaded only one strand of rope thru your biner when loading your ATC (possible)
You come unclipped from your belay device. (how on earth...)
Your belay device/biner breaks (incredibly unlikely, but has happened with fig 8 belay devices, if I remember properly)
Anyway, its possible, though it seems like in most cases it would be just a "backup break hand."
-Kate.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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19.5 yrs old = old= n00b, haha.
I have a first run, original model #2 freind (~78?) with it's cherry (tied) sling. I have fallen on it within the last calendar year, to no negative effect. Yeah, there was something newer backing it up.
I had assumed newer cordage would make it bomber, thoughts? In a way, I'd like to see how it would test out. But it's my oldest freind and I don't really want to wreck history.
more thoughts?
Might trade slightly newer stuff ( I have I have 6 original 2,5's for example) to a testor, for brand new cams.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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19.5:
that's just the age of the slings and was mussy's color code upgrade proj suggestion that afternoon.
Some of those cams, well...
I got 'em from that Abalakov guy summer' of '64, (when I was in nursery school yah)
...Way before he showed the idea to Jello.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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JayBro
Axels wear on those babies. Check it good!... Then don't fall.
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