Tight Rope Prevention
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Yeah Ho, and I heard about the love child he fathered from that cow. With Walt though, that is an urban legend. (Geez and I thought this might be one thread that wouldn't degenerate?)
"Be responsible for your actions and sensitive to the concerns of other visitors and land managers. ... Your reward is the opportunity to climb in one of the most beautiful areas in this part of the country." John H. Bronaugh
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This situation sucks for lightweigt climbers (under 120lbs) because my belayer usually outweighs me by 40-80 lbs). I wish I could teach my belayer (195 lbs) to jump, but he has kind of slow reflexes, so I just don't fall on lead if he's belaying me. I wish my belayer weighed about 95 lbs so I could climb worry-free! Any takers? Maybe Katie Brown could be my new climbing partner. The only safe lead falls I have found in this situation are the crux of Gung Ho and between the 5th and 6th bolt on Chainsaw.
Hauling a big ego up a route adds at least a full grade.
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