Recommendations for climbing gear!

-sp wrote: Another low-cost option would be a set of nuts, a set of Wild Country Rockcentrics, and the two Tri-cams I mentioned above. That's roughly 20 pieces of pro for less than $200. And there are plenty of routes where that would be all you need.

this was how i started my rack (minus the tricams) and did a couple climbs with them but now i am starting to buy some cams...though i really like placing nuts

what a sausage fest...

mattm wrote: Why is it lame? If they're able to climb all the while it makes no difference. Maybe they'll save some $$ too because over time they realize they don't need to buy certain things... Like those Hexes you bought. I love how certain "climbers" don't like things to be neat, clean or shinny. gotta have ratty jeans and a franken rack to be "Core". Shoeller and shinny cams make you a d-bag? Nice. OP: do it however YOU want and don't worry about what other people think about "shinny gear" They had shinny gear too at one point...

So since I shook the feathers of all the people that bought their rack all at once...yeah it's silly to buy an entire rack in one shot. Unless you get it all for less than a song, I won't think different. Note the guy that just sold the rack he bought and changed his mind. It wasn't his first time trad climbing. This isn't buying a car. Telling someone to go buy an entire rack first go isn't a great idea IMHO. I know my rack...I built it, put it together...I made it mine. I research the gear, found where to buy it learned how to place it. I didn't go in a buy a big ol' rack and say HERE I AM!! Some of my gear is shiny...for now. If someone wants to learn to play guitar are you going to tell them to buy the guitar, amp, effects and whatever else they need???? No. Buy and acoustic, and play for a while. Then buy a better guitar.

Would you tell someone to buy a full set of ice screws, tools, crampons, double ropes etc? If you said no...what's the difference?

And thank you Rick...I should have put that caveat at the beginning. In Boulder people get rescued, hurt or killed every other fricken week. Same people that have $40 worth of gear hanging off their backpack and getting rescued from BC.

So even though I went and pigeon holed myself with the "let's go drop a few thousand dollars crowd", I really don't care what you wear etc. I'm just not too keen on the "Hi REI, I've climbed for 3 months and I'd like to buy a trad rack and cause some trouble" scene. They endanger me and everyone else out there. Take some time to work it up..

Soooo....that's what I think. Earn you rack. Get to know it and be comfortable.

And Serg...I climb less than 5.10 the majority of of the time and am a regular type of dude. I'm not really concerned with preening or what type of pants you have on. I'm an decent climber at best. BUT you show up at the crag with 2-3K worth of gear off the shelf, you don't have your thinking cap on. Too much money and not enough sense.

And I'm sorry if I made anyone mad...I'm really an agreeable person. But really? Encouraging someone to buy a whole rack at once???? Come on guys. That's just plain irresponsible. Just because YOU know your ass from your elbow doesn't mean everyone else does. She said "I'M RELATIVELY NEW TO CLIMBING"!!

hey you guys!

Thanks for writing back on this forum! All your comments have been really helpful! If anyones ever looking for a partner in CO hit me up- so i can break in my "shiny new gear" ( come one, who isn't attracted to shiny objects ;)

happy climbing,

Madeline

hey you guys!

Thanks for writing back on this forum! All your comments have been really helpful! If anyones ever looking for a partner in CO hit me up- so i can break in my "shiny new gear" ( come one, who isn't attracted to shiny objects ;)

happy climbing,

Madeline