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climber
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Jul 18, 2014 - 07:16pm PT
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Anybody...anybody...Buehler?
One more bump seeking an answer to my question
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 18, 2014 - 09:38pm PT
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In case wrapping isn't clear, I mean clipping the rope then wrapping it around the biner and clipping it again so that there are two side by side strands"inside"the biner.
Hmmm interesting. The whole weighted / moving strands next to each other thing freaks me out a bit.
Cool to see this thread back. Anyone getting out there with there SP lately?! I've been working too much :(
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overwatch
climber
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Jul 18, 2014 - 11:28pm PT
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Same as twins though, right? except larger diameter. More chance to rub together but beefier if they do?
I have tried it and it is much less hassle but I have never tried it on anything really steep nor fallen on it. A steep pitch might still allow slippage to the belay.
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kk1982
Trad climber
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Jul 31, 2014 - 11:41pm PT
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Howdy, has anyone used the SP with a rope any less than 10mm? I have a 9.7 mammut and want to start climbing with my SP, but the manual says don't go less than 9.8. Also, I'm debating the loops on harness method vs. the rope in backpack method. I'll probably try both methods but would love some pros/cons from those of y'all with experience. Thanks!!
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overwatch
climber
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For me I really do not like wearing a backpack full of rope when I start a climb. Others swear by it. Try both ways and decide for yourself
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Used mine today. First time in a while so had to be extra careful to avoid the clusterf**k
A definite heads up attitude is needed (or heads down to check everything is in the right order)
That comment about ropes less than 10? I use a 9.8 Edelrid. Works fine
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Febs
Trad climber
Northern Italy
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The more I use my silent partner, the more I wonder what human belayers are for. There's just no reason to use any of them. Much bulkier and less effective.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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all those loops of rope hanging off the harness looks like a PINTA to me? anyone carry the rope stacked in a bullet pack?
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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yes... i prefer it when my partner quietly shuts the f*#k up
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Dec 16, 2014 - 10:16pm PT
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Birthday present to myself....(sweet!)
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Dec 17, 2014 - 05:11am PT
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Regarding hanging loops and pains...
PINTA or no PINTA, I use the same setup as the 'Weege, just with a Grigri.
(Get off my lawn! says the SP thread, but I am a poor boy from the East, far away from SP country, says the guy living in my head.)
The plus side: you just unclip as you go along, no need to tie/retie backup knots.
Con: definitely looks like PINTA central + cornucopia of potential clusterfrackage especially on routes the meander a bit.
Soloing is the BOMB when your partners are flaky and you are in a far away land... But boy do I miss my regular partners.
Lasti
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Dec 17, 2014 - 05:33pm PT
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most of the best.... most memorable.... climbs in my life have been thanks to my Silent Partner. Great climbs in their own right, but being solo just amps up the psych that much more. I love it.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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Dec 27, 2014 - 06:57pm PT
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Yay!
Thanks, eKat!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2014 - 08:57pm PT
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Nice captain!! Post some pics from your adventures with it.
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