Jim Amidon wrote:Smells like a TROLL Who on earth would mark a biner "pro end".
Yeah, you might be right.
sullz
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Jan 13, 2013
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Jan 2013
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Jim Amidon wrote:Smells like a TROLL Who on earth would mark a biner "pro end".
Not trolling. This is commonly done in sport climbing and being new to trad I was wondering if it was necessary. I am not planning on using these biners for sport climbing so I will be fine mixing my biners around my rack as necessary.
Matt N
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Jan 13, 2013
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Oct 2010
· Points: 415
A lot of my trad draws have solid gate biners for the pro end and wire gates for the amateur end.
Easy to distinguish and I got them dirt cheap so that was the real tipping point.
^^^^ This. Gotta be the most obvious. Only for me I have wire gates on the pro end and solid bent gates on the rope end.
Dom Caron
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Jan 15, 2013
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Welsford, New Brunswick Canada
· Joined Dec 2007
· Points: 1,370
I put tape on my gear to distinguish it from My partners' gear. For quickdraws I put it on the pro end only. I didnt used to do that but then killed a rope in 2 weeks. I am Almost certain it was from a gouged biner. Climb trad long enough and you'll encounter the odd Bolt here and there. If you push yourself you'll eventually fall off a Bolt on a "trad" (or mix) climb.
Dom wrote:I put tape on my gear to distinguish it from My partners' gear. For quickdraws I put it on the pro end only. I didnt used to do that but then killed a rope in 2 weeks. I am Almost certain it was from a gouged biner. Climb trad long enough and you'll encounter the odd Bolt here and there. If you push yourself you'll eventually fall off a Bolt on a "trad" (or mix) climb.
I agree. I've encountered plenty of "trad" routes with bolts
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