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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2010 - 09:06am PT
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now thats what i'm talking about!
Nice scans Rick and Largo!
maybe my humble little tube sock post will hit 100!!!
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426
climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Jul 19, 2010 - 09:17am PT
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jul 19, 2010 - 01:36pm PT
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Donner Summit 1984
School Rock 5.8
Dave Hatchett free solo of Jelly Roll direct 5.8
Kurt Smith with Dick Richardson belaying (well, sort of) on Wolf Crack FFA attempt...even belayers wore tube socks!
Kurt on his 5.11 on sight solo fa of meet your Maker School Rock
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 19, 2010 - 10:01pm PT
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Tube sock centennial bump! The Two Hundred Tube Socks of Largo! Now there's a route name!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 31, 2010 - 09:43pm PT
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Elastic Bump!
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richross
Trad climber
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Aug 31, 2010 - 10:01pm PT
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aug 31, 2010 - 10:49pm PT
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Elastic Bump! Don't stretch your luck, pal. Ya wanna bump this one, then bump the tube chocks one too.
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apogee
climber
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I just thought it would be cool to have this thread sitting next to the 'Origin of Tube Chocks' thread.
Bump.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Is that sort of like "putting a sock in it"?
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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lowe route "CRACK OF DOOM" on the incisor?..AROUND 1981..CITY OF ROCKS..
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Fogarty
climber
BITD
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I found this old one, 18 years old 1982 I like the chalk bag any one know the BRAND?
Clasic photos Kurt.
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Rokrover
Trad climber
SB, CA
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Back in Australia in the early 70's RUGBY socks were the thing, especially since they came in many lurid colors depending on the team. Here's a 1973 shot in the Blue Mountains
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richross
Trad climber
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Tube socks are a must for heel hooks and headwalls.
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climber bob
Social climber
maine
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Sep 20, 2010 - 01:34pm PT
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i can remember dave yerian @ 1981 telling me he was gonna do a route and call it "to tough for tube socks"...a reference to jim collins in colorado..
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Jan 18, 2011 - 02:48am PT
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Bump - today at Hueco Wall, CA:
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
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Jan 18, 2011 - 03:31am PT
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BTW, these photos blow the lid off the myth that you need super tight fitting shoes and no socks to be able to climb hard. Kudos to all those who wear socks in their shoes. Don't be fooled by yet another bogus climbing myth.
Bruce
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utahman912
Social climber
SLC, UT
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Jan 18, 2011 - 10:05am PT
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gotta wear socks... if for no other reason than it freaks the kids out
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Gym Birdwall
Gym climber
The
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Jan 18, 2011 - 10:28am PT
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Was / Is there a benefit to wearing socks? I started cimbing just post-stocking era. Why the switch? Was it because the shoes changed to down-turned, slingshot last, tighter, etc?
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Jan 18, 2011 - 11:16pm PT
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LOL, you guys!
I guess the answer is yes...
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