trad rack

[cliftongifford]

if you can't afford a whole rack at once you could maybe find a friend or someone that's wanting to build a rack too. You buy a few pieces, he/she buys a few pieces and then you can climb. plus, usually you're climbing with someone who already climbs, so hopefully they'll have gear too. passive pro is your cheapest option for protection... buy a rack of nuts, some tri-cams, and a few cams and you should be good to go.

[pigsteak]

I own maybe fifteen cams from different manufacturers and have had zero problem getting up any climb at the Red.... too much gear is just a nerd thing to do....

bingo..someone finally got my post...I like Andrew use cams to bolt steep sport routes. That's it.

[rjackson]

Not that Pigsteak can't place a cam, but maybe it's a good thing that he's usually hanging from a rope when does...

[L K Day]

I was always able to protect most routes well enough with a set of hexes and stoppers, a couple of tube chocks, a couple of smaller tricams, three or four spring loaded cams, some quick draws, some full length slings, and one or two triple length slings. Try not to carry too much at any one time.
But like the man said, follow someone else for a while before you buy much.

[anticlmber]

just buy a crash pad, a big one.

[ynot]

yea, nap on it instead of hanging a hammock.

[wheelis]

The crash pad is in case you fall out of your hammock.