What is better - Rapelling or Lowering?

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dbrayack
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Post by dbrayack »

laf - yah.
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ElectricDisciple
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Post by ElectricDisciple »

KD wrote:
ElectricDisciple wrote:What would Terry have to say about this? I ask 'cause he'd always be right.
sounds like you must have really known him well there ED
Never met Terry, but i would have respected, listened to, and asked him about alot of stuff.
MSMITH
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Post by MSMITH »

Pussies, Real men Base Jump.
ElectricDisciple
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Post by ElectricDisciple »

OH! New poll!

When base jumping after climbing, do you:
1. use a parachute
2. wear a glider suit
3. just jump

Whaddaya think?
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ReachHigh
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Post by ReachHigh »

ElectricDisciple wrote:OH! New poll!

When base jumping after climbing, do you:
1. use a parachute
2. wear a glider suit
3. just jump

Whaddaya think?

depends if their is a lake under me.
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MacGyver
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Post by MacGyver »

bushwhacker wrote:MacGyver:So you trust your partner to belay you but not lower you?
Bushwacker, after re-reading my comment I can see how you got that. I trust my belayer to do both, but when more than one person is involved things can always get miscommunicated.



A glider suit may give you problems if you need to high step.
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tomdarch
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Post by tomdarch »

Josephine wrote:
ahab wrote:i'm convinced this site has some sort of bot built into the programming that generates the same threads over and over every few months. ya know what i'm talkin' bout, the ATC vs. gri-gri, trad grades vs. sport grades, tick marks vs. no tick marks, dogs at the crag vs. kicking dogs at the crag debates/polls. i haven't even been on here a year, and i musta seen all of the above go thru at least 2 cycles. speaking of which, isn't it about time we debated methods to build climbing cardio...nvr mind.
:lol: too true
Ever heard of rec.climbing? The interwebs have been used for the grigri vs. atc religious war for well over a decade and a half.
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ahab
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Post by ahab »

i hear the guy on the horse prefers the atc...

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krampus
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Post by krampus »

ahab wrote:i hear the guy on the horse prefers the atc...
yeah but he's an old crusty
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Rollo
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Post by Rollo »

Me and my partner rap so the other can go check out another route or drink a beer. I'm also a control freak.
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