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richross
Trad climber
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Jan 15, 2015 - 07:16pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 16, 2015 - 09:08pm PT
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"It was during the twelve-year drought, lads...I was there. They called it the third largest, yep."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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It's Thursday in the East Coast and Central TZs.
Face lift 2013.
Lynne is NOT taking a toke, she's blowing on her mouth harp...
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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LOL Thanks for the clarification, Mousie! Harp way better than the ganja imho.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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To heck with the crag, what sort of knot is that? ;-)
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john bald
climber
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Now illegal in all climbing gyms, the bowline with tail passed up thru the loop.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Now illegal in all climbing gyms, the bowline
HaHaHaHa! A whole lotta sailors would disagree with that. The bowline is,
without a doubt, the BKE. That's the Best Knot Ever to you lubbers.
Anybody who gets in trouble with the bowline deserves to be removed from
the gene pool.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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That is old school. Perfect for this thread.
Cheers!
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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Feb 26, 2015 - 11:56am PT
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA/Boulder, CO
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Feb 26, 2015 - 12:27pm PT
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The bolt on the right was placed in early 1946 by Anton 'Ax' Nelson on Kasparek's Delight at the Pinnacles National Monument a few months before he did the first ascent of the Lost Arrow Tip.
The bolt on the left has the blade of a soft iron piton as a hanger. Very early 'ghetto' climbing hardware.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Feb 26, 2015 - 01:51pm PT
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bhiden... those are getting rare. I am always disappointed when I learn about one of those bolts getting replaced by a new 3/8.... like on Castle Rock Spire... those are historic relics and should be left in place, just so you can look and marvel at the daring deeds of our forefathers.
Kris S. about 20 years ago....
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Feb 26, 2015 - 06:04pm PT
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Whoa, check out that crag, new routes!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 26, 2015 - 07:36pm PT
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 26, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA/Boulder, CO
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Feb 26, 2015 - 10:35pm PT
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Guyman wrote:
bhiden... those are getting rare. I am always disappointed when I learn about one of those bolts getting replaced by a new 3/8.... like on Castle Rock Spire... those are historic relics and should be left in place, just so you can look and marvel at the daring deeds of our forefathers.
For those of us who do lot of rebolting this is a common situation. The reason I remove the old hardware is because it seems like when I don't do that and just put two nice Stainless Steel bolts both with rap rings next to it, I come back and somebody has put a nylon sling, or two, between all three bolts!
In the Pinnacles we are trying really hard to put rappel hardware on all the anchors for two important reasons. First off, the sun is so brutal at the Pinnacles late spring to early fall that nylon slings just disintegrate. Secondly, with the release of the California Condors, which scavenge for food, they pick at the brightly colored slings.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 27, 2015 - 03:50am PT
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Bowline is a great knott. Possibly even the BKE for aplications where it is under load. Bowline is a terrible knott for situations where it is almost never under load and is subjected to constant wiggleing.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 27, 2015 - 03:57am PT
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for the ones who don't know, Bhilden , tell the story of all STAR driven Boltzs
That is not only important for new climbers but also to ones who think they are romantic,
Keep nostalgia for relics in comfy chairs , replace old bolt at will, please!
Also drilled pins!!
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