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Gear Sabotage

Jonny 5 · · Squamish BC · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 1,220

I don't understand why a human would do this. It's not even close to funny. Even has a murderous feel to it. I think if the OP doesn't have any enemies (he would know if someone hated him enough to do something murderous), then rodent is a good guess.

mediocre · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0
Buff Johnson wrote: That is some sharp shit right there. By looking at the incompetent technique in cutting, maybe it was a liberal. They usually spit passive aggressive acid and screw everything up.
You're so right. Everything executed by conservatives in the past 10-15 years has been flawless.
Why can't we just agree that the OP must be an asshole if he can think of 2 women off the top of his head that would have a motive to kill him and make it look accidental?
Phil Esra · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 100
mediocre wrote: ...Why can't we just agree that the OP must be an asshole if he can think of 2 women off the top of his head that would have a motive to kill him and make it look accidental?
HA! Love it.
Superclimber · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 1,310
DannyUncanny wrote:I think it was sand people
Doubt it. These mischievous characters are more likely the culprits.
Underpants Gnomes
bobbin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 0
Bill Lawry wrote:Here is an idea: Use a pocket knife to quickly cut a similar section of the harness. Compare that to the current damage to try to discern if it was caused by the same mechanism.
For completeness, you can then chew through another section of the harness, and compare the damaged part to the known cut and chewed sections.
RockinOut · · NY, NY · Joined May 2010 · Points: 100

The harness is useless not. Smear some PB on that bad boy and leave it in the camp…compare tooth marks. Then try cutting it with a sharpened rock, just beat away at it. Thats the most likely scenario.

Bill Lawry · · Albuquerque, NM · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 1,812

"... chew through another section ...."

NOW we're talking! Take one of those ends that was originally damaged, place it in mouth, chew on it a bit, suck out the juices , and report whether the predominant flavor was salt, peanut butter, mustard, etc., or neutral.

Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145
mediocre wrote: Why can't we just agree that the OP must be an asshole if he can think of 2 women off the top of his head that would have a motive to kill him and make it look accidental?
only 2? we should all be so lucky
Jason Halladay · · Los Alamos, NM · Joined Oct 2005 · Points: 15,153
youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdi…

Anyone else got this song in their head right now?
reese butler · · Paris, FR · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 65

Haha yes reminded of why I don't go on forums! Thanks to anyone that was actually helpful on the rat vs. human debate,

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

Anyone who has ever seen what webbing chewed by a rodent knows that your harness was not chewed by a rodent.

Serrated knives, no heat, no tape over the cut. The fraying is pretty normal. It was cut.

You don't happen to look like John Sherman do you?

Doug Meneke · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 10

I think it was your future ex-wife.

doug rouse · · Denver, CO. · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 660

You could always buy a dummy harness to set out for that nasty little saboteur to return to..perhaps you'll catch them in the act..or not. Meanwhile, a modicrum of caution will be part and parcel.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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