Have a laugh at my expense.
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Climbed Part Time Crack (5.5) on the Lizard Head Wall today. About to repel, I noticed what is given in the following photo. |
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I don't understand what I'm supposed to laugh at. Even though I want to. Should I laugh at the rope going directly through the hanger? |
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That orange thing is useless. You should have just cut it. Saved you some time and effort. |
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Hehehe I was very tempted to take a pic of my face right now and post it here ( life on the road ) |
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FrankPS wrote:Should I laugh at the rope going directly through the hanger?I didn't realize you were a n00b. |
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nicelegs wrote: I didn't realize you were a n00b.Newer than a noob. How do they get the rope up there? And I didn't see an explanation from you. Ha! |
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Joan Lee wrote:Frank and all of you noobs out there: feel free to leave a nice beefy locker as you rap a station like on a route like that. That is the way! And I can always use a leaver when I'm sketched out on some 5.7 RX! |
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OK, I just looked closer (old eyes). The rope is running through a rap ring and a chain. He won't be able to get the rap sling off the way it's attached? Did I pass the "what's wrong with this" test? :) |
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FrankPS wrote: Newer than a noob. How do they get the rope up there? And I didn't see an explanation from you. Ha!Gym climber |
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FrankPS wrote:OK, I just looked closer (old eyes). The rope is running through a rap ring and a chain. He won't be able to get the rap sling off the way it's attached? Did I pass the "what's wrong with this" test? :)Hahahahaha. Why don't you climb outside? |
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Joan Lee wrote: Gym climberMust feel good to dish it out, considering how much crap you (rightfully) take on the website. |
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Joan Lee wrote: Hahahahaha. Why don't you climb outside?You troll enough forum to have your shit together for a multipitch. Hehehehe |
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FrankPS wrote: Must feel good to dish it out, considering how much crap you (rightfully) take on the website.The difference between you and me is that I actually climb outside (lead trad too), and you don't even have your own rope probably. My bet is "a boulderer"! Try it, why don't you? It is fun! I say pull off a mentor from the forum the biggest douche that sprays a ton...something like that Zapzit guy. Let him show you how it's done. |
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Joan Lee wrote: The difference between you and me is that I actually climb outside (lead trad too), and you don't even have your own rope probably. My bet is "a boulderer"!You know, if you collected your thoughts, you could put them in the same post, instead of consecutive ones. That would take some cerebral activity, though. |
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Spenser, |
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Thomas Beck wrote:Spenser, I've done this rigging a chain set. You do feel a little stupid. Good you checked before launchingHe is talking about the red nylon sling not the chain and a rap ring rig. Does anybody pay attention here? The question is : how did the sling get there in this position in the first place? If you started a spray thread like "my rack is bigger than yours" or "here's my proj!", or "here's what I climbed this past weekend" you would gget a lot of responses. |
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I've never seen that one, but it did make me laugh. |
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HA I've trapped myself in a situation like that before. May have been identical. You do your double and triple check, and stare at it like a deer-in-the-headlights, then palm strike yourself in the forehead HAHA! Good to, at least, know that I'm not the only one with a check in that box. |
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I am just curious how this happens (not criticizing)? Was it just that the sling happened to be there when threading your rap rope? |
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Jesse Toedtman wrote:I am just curious how this happens (not criticizing)? Was it just that the sling happened to be there when threading your rap rope?I'm guessing he was attached in direct to the hangar with the sling, and unintentionally pulled the chain through the sling to thread the rope. Voila. Could happen to anyone using slings to go in direct. Not a big deal really. Just a pain in the ass when you don't notice it until you've fed out the whole rope for rappel. |