i haven't been on breakfast burrito so maybe this is wrong, i heard that going to The Hold was a dynamic move...a dyno to be more specific.
is that wrong?
the burrito??
Hmm... I don't remember any dynos or really big moves, but I suppose somebody could. My advice to climbers on loose or suspect rock would be to keep the weight on your feet as much as possible and pull down on the holds (not out) or just reach past or climb around the questionable sections...
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I've never been on BB, but I've been on some routes that sounds like has similar features. I've noticed that a day or two after a rain that our sandstone around here gets softer or more flexy. During long dry spells certain features seem more solid. Could this have been the case on BB? I know some routes I avoid when its damp because of this.
Shedding off one more layer of skin
Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within
Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within
If memory serves me when you come around the arette didn't you step on the thing. I figured that is how it would break as it was definetely a weak hold. Sounds like the loss of this hold didn't affect the quality of the line any which is good as it is a gret climb. Glad no one was hurt, falling rock is very Very dangerous, especially on crowded weeekends with all the people at the base of the cliff... lots of targets.
Lest we all forget... climbing is a mostly meaningless pursuit that we do for fun.
J-Rock, while the idea is good in principle keeping weight on the feet is not always the best idea on chossy rock. i broke my knee when a foot foot chip ble on me. probably not a big deal on most cleaned routes in the red thoughJ-Rock wrote:My advice to climbers on loose or suspect rock would be to keep the weight on your feet as much as possible and pull down on the holds (not out) or just reach past or climb around the questionable sections...
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i'm just glad that, though i had been sitting down right in middle of the fall zone, i was looking up and reacted quickly enough to cover my head and run!Power2U wrote:Glad no one was hurt, falling rock is very Very dangerous, especially on crowded weeekends with all the people at the base of the cliff... lots of targets.