Ideal Gunks rack?
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My rack: |
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At the Gunks, tri-cams are especially useful, in my opinion, as the first piece on a pitch placed in a horizontal. Because they can take an upward pull, they are a reassuring hedge against zippering. On P2 and P3 (again in a horizontal), they make a nice solid Jesus Nut as you launch from the ledge. |
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I've found the offset nuts to be pretty useful too, including the two larger brass ones. |
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long runners. lots of traversing and, of course, pulling large overhangs. i like to have about 8 alpine draws and 2-4 double length runners depending on the route. the gunks are a great place to practice rope management. as far as the rest of the rack, its pretty much already been said. but i carry a set of bd stoppers, dmm brass, mastercams 0-3, black diamond .1-3 (2x .5, .75 and 1), two pink and one red tricam. this is enough gear for linking two pitches. i could get by with much less but then i'd have to belay more.... |
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Who's going to be this poor climber's sherpa when they take all the advice posted here? |
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Jeffrey Dunn wrote:Its right on the front page of the Gunks. mountainproject.com/v/the-g…Thanks Jeff for trying. :-) |
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Ahh the age old tricam debate, people seemed to either love em or hate em (search the forums and you'll see plenty of both..). In my opinion, people who don't like them or find them hard to clean just haven't had enough practice, and/or haven't used the newer ones with stiffer slings. |
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Happiegrrrl wrote:I haven't got doubles of anything and still manage to sew it up like the chickenheart I am... But then, I carry a set of the oft-maligned tricams, from black through Purple. And use them, along with a set of nuts. My rack is: - Black Diamond Cams, Purple through Blue - Aliens in Red, Blue, Yellow, Green - set of DMM wallnuts - set of Tricams I also kept my hexes for TR setups, but don't rack them for regular climbing And, depending on how long the OP has been climbing, it seems a hammock is the new "must have" accessory.....Pretty much my rack. Except I have a clear alien (double of the #1 camalot, basically) and two small friends that are about the same size as the Red and yellow alien. I also rack Blue, yellow and orange TCUs, these tend to be more speciality pieces and tricams often work better where I'd place these. Tricams, literally a full set through #4. However, I sometimes leave 3.5 and 4 on the ground. They (#3.5 and #4) mostly get used at belays and I find they are more useful in the Adirondacks. I do agree with someone above. Cams around the purple Camalot seem to be great anywhere in NY. My rack has 3-4 cams in that size (camalot, orange TCU, Red alien and friend). Also, I prefer double ropes, especially in the gunks where you often swing around corners or traverse all over the place. |