Rack envy

[ahab]

i hit up the pee wall saturday and there was certainly NOT any rack of that magnitude present. there were, however, helmeted rock warriors of all shapes and sizes having a grand ole time, giant tubular webbing tree anchors and all . we had to jet when one of the fearless leaders was sent up top to strategically place a t-shirt in order to reduce the heinous rope drag atop slabalito. and i quote: "let's get the fuck outta here before we're held liable for something."

[MacGyver]

It seems like gigantic breasts would be somewhat of a climbing setback. What do you do with all that rack when your on balancey slab? Maybe some paring down is in order? - I'm sure others will disagree.

Who said anything about breast? This is a discussion on rack size and how it pertains to climbing. Take your perverse thoughts elsewhere.

Oh, by the way, great rack; nice gear too.

[der uber]

I'm learning to place gear, so I usually ask for advice. That cleavage would take a #10 nut, no?

[ahab]

um, no way uber. you must have never climbed a crack such as this. i'm thinkin' more like a #2 cam, at least.

[krampus]

when I get nervous on a climb, I just rely on my hand jams.

[Lander]

Man, you could so get a bomber hand jam there.

[Jay]

only problem is that said rack is being used on "practice wall"...which merely by the destination does not constitute real climbing. y'all should go deeper in the woods to give that rack a real taste of climbing goodness.

Yes, it is the Practice Wall. At times convenience can be helpful when experimenting with a new system before taking it for a full run. It's really the same concept as Hammer Pants- Easy access, baby!

btw, check out the stylish locking biners connected to the belt loop... and those dangly ear rings might be a liability in a lead fall....jay, what kind of teacher have you become?

Piggie, as a sport climber, it should be obvious to you that style is ever important, especially during the send. The earrings simply help this cause. As for the locking biners, what can I say? She's a ditzy wonder!

[Jay]

p.s.- Thanks Wes for the image posting tip. I thought it only resulted in < a > and < /a > on either side of the photo. Apparently with some browsers, they don't show up at all!

[Josephine]

i still can't see the pics on my work computer. maybe they'll show up at home - but from the comments it sounds like i'm missing out on all the fun

[pigsteak]

well said jay.....well said....congrats on a day of practicing.