whatever happened to onsight climbing???

Post by **pawilkes** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:16 pm

i managed to get a pro deal form right around the time that i got my tax return (which was really big) so i bought a full set of cams. i also have half a set of hexes. my big cams and hexs aren't much use on climbs that only take small gear. i don't think my rack is large, but i don't need to take all of it on every route.

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:24 pm

10-4..so eyeball the thing from the base. isn't that half the fun?

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:41 pm

you don't have any tricams and you're trad climbing at the red? get some tricams dude.

Post by **pigsteak** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:30 pm

what's a tricam? is that Paris' dog?

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:51 pm

tricams are the most useful/versatile trad climbing gear in the universe!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:00 pm

Horatio, have you found some kind of sexual self gratification utilization for tri-cams??

Post by **Spragwa** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:44 pm

Yes Sandy...oh yes. He uses them oh so well

Post by **merrick** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:17 pm

one of my good friends never uses a guide book. he just goes to the cliff, looks at whatever line looks coolest and tries it. he is a solid 12 climber so he feels that he can get himself out of any trouble he gets himself into. and he doesn't really give mush credence to grades anway.

so anti-climber, if you want to onsight stuff it is pretty simple, just go do it.

Post by **pawilkes** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:14 am

got the four smallest tri-cams and a full set of nuts as well.

Post by **pigsteak** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:19 am

tri cams are useless unless you get a no hands rest to place the suckers. I had a friend attach coathangers to them so webbing would be stiffer.