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Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:42 pm
by pigsteak
climb2core wrote:Pumpkin wrote:I was thinking before the permas....since they have only been there a few months
Oh, I know what you meant... funny that you would pick a route that does have perma's on it now though. Wonder what the steepest route at the Red is now without Perma's... Twinkie and Phantasia?
Probably "Black Swan"
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:38 pm
by One-Fall
climb2core wrote:Pumpkin wrote:I was thinking before the permas....since they have only been there a few months
Oh, I know what you meant... funny that you would pick a route that does have perma's on it now though. Wonder what the steepest route at the Red is now without Perma's... Twinkie and Phantasia?
Chunnel.
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:38 pm
by truthmiracle
Whether rapping or lowering, just be damn sure that the ground crew is on the same page.
http://www.americanalpineclub.org/p/status
Phil is a friend of mine and knew better- ALWAYS weight the new system before disconnecting from the old system. If there are any problems, they will be apparent before you are committed to the new system.
Terrible misfortune that could happen to any of us, but, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy... Phil rocks.
We could learn a lot from Canada... instead, we've been teaching them bad habits...
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:43 pm
by pigsteak
he asked for a route, not a pile of sand lee....
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:54 pm
by One-Fall
pigsteak wrote:he asked for a route, not a pile of sand lee....
Of all the hurtful things you have ever said . . .
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:33 am
by Andrew
One-Fall wrote:pigsteak wrote:he asked for a route, not a pile of sand lee....
Of all the hurtful things you have ever said . . .
Don't worry about what he says. Like Black Swan is any less sandier and chossier.
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:11 am
by pigsteak
Andrew wrote:One-Fall wrote:pigsteak wrote:he asked for a route, not a pile of sand lee....
Of all the hurtful things you have ever said . . .
Don't worry about what he says. Like Black Swan is any less sandier and chossier.
not my problem brah..I cant climb it anyway..all you strong dudes shuld be going up wiht brush in hand...what is this...disneyland?
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:30 am
by dustonian
Actually, Chunnel is pretty immaculate compared to some of the turd-polishing going on at certain unspecified "new" crags...
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:33 am
by climb2core
Ok, I'll bite. Black Swan???
Re: Safety first, Canadians second
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:02 pm
by Andrew
super ultra mega secret