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What area/route was this? It sounds ike there was more than one accident at the Gorge this weekend? My best wishes to the climber. I hope he makes a full recovery. There was a guy at BuriseBrothers on Rising, the 11a roof pitch above CH4. He decided to skip both the roof bolt, AND the second bolt b...

because it... is a grigri?

this movie looks so awesome. hopefully it comes to the KY theater soon, so those of us locals can see it without resorting to questionably-legal methods.

I actually girth hitch both ends of the runner. one side of the runner to my belay loop and one side to the 'biner. that should eliminate all possibility of this specific type of accident...

As if it isn't said enough: DONATE, people. The Webers kick so much ass for letting us climb on their property, let alone all the other awesome stuff they do (such as this), the least we can do is throw them a few bucks when we hit up Muir. http://www.friendsofmuirvalley.org/index.php?page=6 ^^^ Don...

Mack5 wrote:How much is that in american money??

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I use a 9.8 with a Gri-Gri, and it works fine. you have a to be a tiny bit more careful on the belay, but overall it works just fine.

I wouldn't go too much lower, though. just as a personal preference.

i have one as well.

Bruise Brothers is probably your best bet. at least then you'll be around other bumblies and not somewhere where "real" or "serious" climbers are going to shoot you dirty looks and complain loudly all day.