Only in the Potrero could I get away with this...
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Only in the Potrero Chico could I get away with bolting a belay ledge to the top of a route. |
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So you're bragging about killing plants and adding an eventually rusty piece of crap to a wall? |
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... practice is to congratulate new ideas and methods in climbing with a hearty cyber high-five! |
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Ed- look into getting angle iron that is 'hot-dipped galvanized'. Most water/sewage treatment plants spec this out for all steel applications, not too much more $. I think its a great idea but the eventual rust streak kills the deal for me. |
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The real question I have from checking out the blog is who is the interior designer of that house? I need them to take a trip to TN! |
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I might have used a block of wood or a real stone myself or maybe even chipped footholds into the rock like native Americans used to do. |
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Some shelving would be nice. And a water cooler too please? It can get pretty hot up there. |
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Too lazy for this? |
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Are you serious? You bolted an ugly metal (destined to rust and deteriorate) "belay ledge" at the top of a 3 pitch 5.8 sport climb, where the ledge is at the very top of the last 60ft pitch? You can't live with a hanging belay while your second climbs the last 60 feet? |
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Could someone please install these at every bolt & not just the belays? It's unsafe to get pumped clipping draws... |
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Looks good Ed. All these haters are spraying about rust problems, where rust (iron) is inherently in the rock as it is. Anyways, we all know everyone on this thread would stand on that shelf and love every second of it. |
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Ian Stewart wrote:Are you serious? You bolted an ugly metal (destined to rust and deteriorate) "belay ledge" at the top of a 3 pitch 5.8 sport climb, where the ledge is at the very top of the last 60ft pitch? You can't live with a hanging belay while your second climbs the last 60 feet? I don't think this is something to be proud of...What Ed can't live without is stirring the pot. |
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grog m wrote:Anyways, we all know everyone on this thread would stand on that shelf and love every second of it.I know I have stood on that shelf and did love every second of it. The belay would be massively uncomfortable without it. And... it's Mexico. That kind of stuff can go in Mexico. That's what the Potrero is good for. |
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I can see the issue if the thing rusts and creates a 10 foot long rust streak... But other than that you whiners need to shut the hell up. Who is going to see it other than climbers? And everyone that is up there will take advantage of it and use it. not to mention all the other metal that is already drilled into the rock... Find something better to cry about. |
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What I'm worried about it, will standing on that shelf make me more vulnerable to narco-kidnapper-rapists? That's my big concern. |
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seems like a poor solution for a poorly planned belay, but to each his own |
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EricSchmidt wrote:I can see the issue if the thing rusts and creates a 10 foot long rust streak...Do you yell at God when he creates streaks in the rocks? |
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How sharp is the edge of that thing? Seems the rap would run right over it... |
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I require an iced beverage holder, about belly button height should do it; thank you. |
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No backrest? |