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by graniteclimber
Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:06 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Favorite Slab/Balancy routes
Replies: 34
Views: 25592

Re: Favorite Slab/Balancy routes

yellow brick road is great. It has the bonus of being the only route at the red not under the canopy. Some of the other techy off vert routes to the right of it were fun too.
by graniteclimber
Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:56 am
Forum: Trad
Topic: When are we going to see trad 5.15c?
Replies: 16
Views: 7646

Re: When are we going to see trad 5.15c?

camhead wrote:
graniteclimber wrote: Could there be a 15c crack? It's hard to imagine... maybe a long fingers roof?
Yuji put up a v15 that follows a crack/seam in Japan.

http://vimeo.com/56587222#
Sorry camhat, see your own signature.
by graniteclimber
Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:36 pm
Forum: Trad
Topic: When are we going to see trad 5.15c?
Replies: 16
Views: 7646

Re: When are we going to see trad 5.15c?

Sure it exists. All you'd need is a v14 or whatever section above a crack.

Could there be a 15c crack? It's hard to imagine... maybe a long fingers roof?
by graniteclimber
Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:57 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Potrero Chico news
Replies: 14
Views: 7260

Re: Potrero Chico news

Sounds cool. The single pitch is a plus. Most of the multis I did at potrero felt like low quality trad routes. DIdn't try any of the harder ones though.
by graniteclimber
Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Potrero Chico news
Replies: 14
Views: 7260

Re: Potrero Chico news

How is El Salto? Seen photos and it looks much more appealing than the Potrero, which I didn't really care for. How many routes at ES?
by graniteclimber
Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:29 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: 9.8 60m Edelweiss for $90 shipped...
Replies: 7
Views: 2854

Re: 9.8 60m Edelweiss for $90 shipped...

climb2core wrote:Well, where the hell were you yesterday? ;)
A dusty little hellhole called New Jack City.
by graniteclimber
Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:55 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: 9.8 60m Edelweiss for $90 shipped...
Replies: 7
Views: 2854

Re: 9.8 60m Edelweiss for $90 shipped...

The Clymb sucks. Get the same rope here for $80 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edelweiss-Rocklight-9-8-mm-X-60-M-Dynamic-Climbing-Rope-Yellow-/150975071735?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14133%26meid%3D5062236624231186616%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3...
by graniteclimber
Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: More climbing!
Topic: Micro Traxion Questions
Replies: 13
Views: 11881

Re: Micro Traxion Questions

Use them all the time. Two mini-traxions Chest harness/slings DMM Master Carabiner for the top mini steel biner for bottom mini static rope/10.5 bomber anchor at top weight bottom of rope with bag daisy chain prussiks ipod No overhanging routes, too much of a hassle. That's pretty intense. I use on...
by graniteclimber
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Trad
Topic: Re-slinging Cams
Replies: 15
Views: 8521

Re: Re-slinging Cams

LOL. The dynamic properties of a 4" nylon sling. You guys slay me.
by graniteclimber
Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Sport trad?
Replies: 29
Views: 11571

Re: Sport trad?

Mike Doyle resting position *, * http://mikedoyle.ca/climbing/coachingdoc_7.shtml#SEC30 check out section 7.2 second to last paragraph. A good tip is to use the rope itself to take the weight off your hands. If it is possible to make a clip above you and downclimb to the rest without too much diffi...