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Post by pawilkes »

you'll need some draws too but maybe that could wait on that and mooch off a partner. i generally don't mind if people fall all over my draws but don't like people beating on my rope unless im beating on theirs.
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You are on the right track. Definitely get a rope. Sterings are good, and from what I have heard, most ropes are good. Except for Beal ropes, that's one that I've repeatedly heard bad stuff about.

I have a sterling 10.4 and it feeds and clips just fine.
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i have a beal and have been pretty happy with it. had it for over two years now. you'll hear good and bad about nearly all ropes
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Post by Rollo »

sterling.... don't get eidelweis
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Post by AndersonE »

how many quickdraws would i probably need or something.
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Post by p0bray01 »

Well if you are just starting leading I would reccomend 6-8. I got by with 8 for the longest time then I upped it to 12. You can climb a LOT of stuff in the red with 12. Some of the longer routes like Boltergeist, if I remember correctly required more than 12...there are others too...but start on the shorter stuff
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Post by Andrew »

If you stick clip the third, skip one of the bolts on the route, and only hang one draw from the anchors, you can get away with very few draws.
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Post by der uber »

You can get a set of 10 draws online pretty cheap. They may not last as long as something top of the line, like spirits, but they'll get you through a season for not much dough. Then when it's time to re-up you will still have them as dirt draws to hang on some project or whatever.
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der uber wrote: I have a sterling 10.4 and it feeds and clips just fine.

10.4??? Does that fit into carabiners?

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Post by kidney_dave »

yeah...what 512 said...ive been climbing on a maxim for a while now, and i have been begging his highness to hook me up with another one....come on odub!!!! i know all you gotta do is a make a call!!!
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