Whats up with leaving Gear???

Placing a cam? Slotting a nut? Slinging a tree?

You're climbing a route and come upon gear, what do you do?

Poll ended at Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:35 pm

take it as yours on the lead
8
17%
clip it and clean it on the way down
21
44%
ignore it and leave it
5
10%
take it but post a note on rrc.com/ Miguels offering it up
4
8%
sell it on ebay
1
2%
take it and brag on rrc about the weak ass who left it
9
19%
 
Total votes: 48

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caribe
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Post by caribe »

If it ain't mine I don't take it.
Myke Dronez
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Post by Myke Dronez »

caribe wrote:If it ain't mine I don't take it.
Gotta take it man, its just like litter in the forest, left there behind by someone too lazy or forgetful to retrieve it. If we let cracks fill up with
everyones garbage we'd have sport climbs. Give it back, keep it, sell it- seems like you should at least clean it though.
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flashmaster
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Post by flashmaster »

I have no idea what you all are talking about... A .5, a yellow friend?? What is all this jibber jabber you are talking of. Now draws left on anyhting under 5.12...total booty!!
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p0bray01
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Post by p0bray01 »

hahahah I remember the first time I had to leave "booty" a symmetrical D carabiner on Sex Show at Torrent....If all booty was that cheap...I think it cost like 2 dollars. :roll:
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der uber
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Post by der uber »

Oh, I thought we were talking about trad gear. If it's somebody's draws on a sport route I'd leave those. If it's a bail biner I'd grab it, and for quicklinks it just depends on how easy they are to take off.
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krampus
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Post by krampus »

I spend 2 seconds deciding if leaving teh gear will help me clean, then yoink
DriskellHR wrote:That reminds me Krampus I have one of your draws!

it must have Fallen into my pack :twisted:
sure it did, just got up and walked in there on its own did it? :)
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Cleveland
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Post by Cleveland »

512OW wrote:Take it.

If it belongs to someone you don't know, and they ask nicely, give it back.

If it belongs to someone close to you, and they demand it back, keep it for sure.
I concur Doctor.
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captain static
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Post by captain static »

"Slip it out da crack, clip it to da rack" Odub
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goodguy
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Post by goodguy »

So the .5 BD is Jordan Woods cam. He helped out with some guiding a couple weeks ago and it got left behind when a huge storm came in. Thats one I would offer back up to the owner.
Oh man, he is messing that up. However, he is missing his left leg so that way would probably be harder for him. SCIN, just before spraying some beta for a climber doing a route the WRONG way.
Danny
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Post by Danny »

I have no idea whose quick draw was on it :roll:
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