So I ordered some gear...

Placing a cam? Slotting a nut? Slinging a tree?
tomdarch
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Post by tomdarch »

Speaking of RR nuts, you can (theoretically) also protect routes with properly knotted slings jammed into the cracks. It's the standard pro in an area in south-eastern Germany. Not my idea of fun, but to each his own.
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Post by rhunt »

I take my nuts up every climb I get on except sometimes they mysteriously disappear, can someone explain this mystery to me?
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Post by diggum »

I want some new gear. :cry:
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Post by Artsay »

Central Scrutinizer at Pebble has got to be the coolest face route that you practically place all nuts on. There are essentially two bolts from what I can remember, and some alien placements down low, but then it's all nuts to the top.
Does he have a strange bear claw like appendage protruding from his neck? He kep petting it.
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Post by J-Rock »

Central Scrutinizer is such a cool climb. :)
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Post by Ben »

yeah, go to fortress. I bet american crack would go all passive. nice 'n easy and its got anchors atop it to boot.
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Post by Alan Evil »

I'm waiting on the UPS truck now! I'm so excited I think I'm going to pee on myself...











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Post by tomdarch »

Ben wrote:yeah, go to fortress. I bet american crack would go all passive. nice 'n easy and its got anchors atop it to boot.
Hmmm.... American Crack is "easy", but I usually get the feeling that I'm doing some V0+ bouldering during the first 15' or so. Plus, I seem to remember using a #2 or 3 camalot somewhere near the start (could be remembering wrong, though)
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