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

ynot wrote:I know! Several of the seneca climbers were carrying them. I felt like the odd man out. I can see where they work nicely there though.
but you let me bring them anyway?... How nice of you :oops:
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Redpoint
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So why exactly don't cams not good at the red? I imagine it's because the sandstone isn't smooth enough, but I'm not sure about that, because wouldn't the same apply to nuts if that was the case.-' So my second guess is because the cracks are all at least slightly flared.

I got to use hexes in some limestone, and one placement I made was bomber, in fact it was pretty hard to clean because I set it so hard.
Last edited by Redpoint on Mon May 11, 2009 6:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
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sorry double post
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
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Post by Danny »

I don't exactly not know good.
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Redpoint
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Post by Redpoint »

I went back and changed that sentence and ended up messing it up, and what I meant to say is "why exactly don't cams work good at the red?"
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
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Post by Jay »

They don't work good, they work grrreat!
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Redpoint
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OMG I have been sick for days and running on slow, now what I really meant was: "why exactly don't hexes work good at the red?"
"It is difficult to estimate the potential damage of solvents; therefore the middle of the rope should never be marked with a felt-tip pen or similar. Although a danger might be improbable, it should never be ignored." Mammut
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Redpoint wrote:OMG I have been sick for days and running on slow, now what I really meant was: "why exactly don't hexes work good at the red?"
Sorry you are ill, I feel the need to help. It should be
" Why don't hexes work well at the red ?
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Post by bcombs »

Because they are noisy.
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Post by Danny »

They work just fine in that they do what they do. They just don't do what cams do. You have a lot more options for placing a cam since it expands and tends to stay in place. Still, in principle, you could lead most stuff with hexes.
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