Best climbing instruction website ever...
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Most educational clicky you will ever click... |
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wow. that was a fun read. |
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that harness he is wearing is either a lineman's belt, or an old bridgeman's belt. Not the most ancient type since there are D rings on his hip, but still SUPER old school stuff. Like before OSHA was involved in fall protection. |
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My favorite: "If youre climbing in dry conditions (summertime climbing only, etc.), save some money and buy a dry rope. They dont handle ice and rain very well, but theyre dramatically cheaper than non-dry ropes." |
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Wow, I would never have imagined there could be a website that would make the rockclimbing.com forums seem intelligent. |
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I didn't read it all, but what I read was more than enough. |
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That harness is an arborist saddle, and a pretty old design, although you can still get them. They're less for fall protection than for work positioning at height. Actually pretty bomber, but weigh a ton. |
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ok, I read on... |
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Jesse Davidson wrote: That day, I discovered..."That's what i was gonna say!!! |
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"When I first got into rock climbing, I followed the advice of experienced climbers, obeyed every minor safety procedure, and rented every unnecessary piece of equipment."
Minor safety procedures and experienced climbers, two examples of the MAN keeping us down. |
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i can't wait for the post on multi-pitch |
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Wrap the other end of the rope around a tree? I don't know how to comment on this without violating guideline #1.Was looking at the list of Popular Articles in the sidebar and I can't help but wonder if the author was in Ireland recently. |
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"In the lawyer-run, self-protective spineless orgy of fear that is American society, weve forgotten that life is pointless without danger." |
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When I first started climbing I was in college and didn't have a lot of money. My friends and I shared a static rope for toproping, three locking carabiners (two for the rope-side of the anchor, one for our single belay device, a figure 8) and several 30' lengths of webbing which we used for anchoring to trees and tying swiss seats for harnesses. It is possible to get into climbing cheaply, with a minimum of gear and still be safe. Belaying by using a tree? Bah! |
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Very instructional but I fear he is actually an aid climber posing as a hard ass ;) |
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Look onto some of the other posts on his site...jesus. This guys got issues. |
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wow |
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Note that basic equipment does not mean every single piece of climbing gear that I may, in some unlikely scenario, need to have. |
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"youll probably be yelled out by experienced rock climbers, but it works and hasnt caused me any problems yet!" |
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successful troll is successful
err, the jake guy with the website that is. he simply can't be serious |
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"Theres a certain fabulous-ness about you that I really like. :D" |