which whipper is scarier?
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:52 pm
Alright y'all which is worse and why?
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:58 pm
I gear whipper is way more scarier than bolts....but a whipper from HF is the scariest of them all
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:08 pm
ARgh!
E. is supposed to be "bolt"...grr.
E. is supposed to be "bolt"...grr.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:31 pm
redo the poll I need to change my votemeetVA wrote:ARgh!
E. is supposed to be "bolt"...grr.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:16 pm
I'm going with bolt whipping because usually the falls are longer than on trad lines.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:21 pm
Bolts are way fuckin scarier. Shit makes me nervous.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:48 pm
Hahaha-- I almost forgot about the classic exchange this weekend!
Kris, above a bolt: Being runout above a bolt is so much scarier than above gear. I'm getting all nervous.
Yasi: Just pretend it's a cam beneath you-- jerk-test it to ease your mind!
Kris, after jerk-testing the bolt: Um, that was a bad idea... it's a spinner...
Kris, above a bolt: Being runout above a bolt is so much scarier than above gear. I'm getting all nervous.
Yasi: Just pretend it's a cam beneath you-- jerk-test it to ease your mind!
Kris, after jerk-testing the bolt: Um, that was a bad idea... it's a spinner...
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:49 pm
I guess the tradies say bolts and the sporties say gear.
The scariest falls for me are the ones that are totally unexpected, like when holds break or my foot cuts and I am not in the middle of making a move. Then again, sometimes when it happens so unexpectedly, I'm at the end of the rope before my brain can even process what just happened, then I'm just pissed I blew an onsight or redpoint.
The scariest falls for me are the ones that are totally unexpected, like when holds break or my foot cuts and I am not in the middle of making a move. Then again, sometimes when it happens so unexpectedly, I'm at the end of the rope before my brain can even process what just happened, then I'm just pissed I blew an onsight or redpoint.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:50 pm
I don't know which I find scarier... whichever one has the weirder fall, I guess. Big falls don't bother me, but the potential to fall onto a ledge and crack something into pieces makes me sweat a little.
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:51 pm
Yasmeen wrote:Kris, after jerk-testing the bolt: Um, that was a bad idea... it's a spinner...