Victory Whippers & Spinners

Post by **Meadows** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:51 pm

What I've seen done and have done was either unclip after clipping the anchors or take the whip the next time I climb. On Mercy, I took the whip before I sent, and wes landed me somewhere near the 4th bolt.

Post by **squeezindlemmon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:51 pm

HO! I AM NEVER WRONG!

Post by **J-Rock** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:53 pm

As far as I know, there is only one "spinner" in all of Muir Valley and it is the far left top anchor bolt on "Workin' for the Weekend" at the Bruisebrothers Wall. This bolt would not come out of the the rock (even with a hammer and crowbar), so two new anchors were drilled to the right of it for added peace of mind. That is why there are 3 anchors on this route.

Post by **Meadows** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:53 pm

Karla, just because JRock coddles you with "Honey, you're right." doesn't mean the rest of us can't think you're full of shit.

Post by **J-Rock** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:55 pm

No, she should know by now that I am always right! Okay, well, most of the time anyway. Okay, well, sometimes...

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:58 pm

you trust your bush...huh huh.

Post by **stix** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:05 pm

Call it whatever you want, i'm talkin about people havin to tighten bolts every time they're take a load. People tightening every bolt on a wall in one visit. Brand new routes or not, you shouldn't have to do that.

Post by **J-Rock** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:08 pm

Stix, how many routes have you climbed at Muir? Three?

Also, people haven't had to tighten bolts every time they've taken a load. And... people have never had to tighten every bolt on a wall in one visit. You were misinformed and your sources greatly exaggerated their wild claims...

I've been to other climbing areas and have carried a wrench with me. Several times I even tighted quite a few bolts. However, I didn't feel it necessary for my friends and I to bad mouth the local developers and then state that I tightened the whole wall when in fact I did not. I also didn't see the point of then trying to boost my ego by going online and spraying about what a great guy I was because I tightened some of their bolts.

Post by **Meadows** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:16 pm

J-Rock wrote: fact I did not. I also didn't see the point of then trying to boost my ego by going online and spraying about what a great guy I was because I tightened some of their bolts.

Wow, Jared. Bringing up an old issue that doesn't even apply to what stix said.

Looks like you're spraying about yourself anyway by saying you're not.

Post by **stix** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:16 pm

Look, i'm not tryin to bad mouth anyone, especially not the developers. I think ya'll are doin a great job. The few routes i have climbed in since i've been back this way have been rad, and many more of the walls i've looked at seem awesome. I've also heard almost nothing but good things from my friends about the developement while i was out west. All i'm sayin is that occurance of hangers spinning around the bolt seems inconsistent with what i would expect, and personally have experienced. Not badmouthing anyone, just wonderin if there's a better bolt for the application.