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Stephen Felker > Tricks of the Trade

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Collapsible, transportable, aluminum framed, freestanding, adjustable width (french cleat), Rock Prodigy Forge hangboard with pulley system using 3/4" plywood. <br> <br> The Forge has the best small holds I have ever used on a hangboard. Dumped my beastmaker 2000, moon fingboard, and custom pinches for this next gen system. Simple, smart, and hard!
Collapsible, transportable, aluminum framed, fr…
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Portable hangboard for travel and pre-proj warmup. Holes cut to reduce weight. Adjust fixed edge depth with 1/4" shims. To accommodate board rotation, a 3.5" lever arm works well with the slightly beveled edge of a metolius campus rung.
Portable hangboard for travel and pre-proj warm…
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Top Rope Solo; toprope solo; tr solo<br> <br> Ditch the backup knots AND self belay hands free! <br> <br> Use a fixed single rope. (Backup lines are like gumby thongs to tr soloists in the know.)<br> <br> It is possible to use a variety of ascenders in the demostrated configuration. Pictured are a microcender as primary (toothless mechanical prusik allows some slippage to reduce dynamic loads and can be moved down the rope easily with one hand). Micro traxion as secondary (light, low friction). <br> <br> Hold primary up with makeshift chest harness for zero slack. Extend primary with full strength cord so that, in the event of failure or slippage of the primary, the secondary does not jam against the primary (lesson learned from experience and a mangled secondary). <br> <br> The extension on the primary also aids in transitioning to a descending device https://www.mountainproject.com/v/112146813<br> <br> TR solo only! Do not try to rope solo (i.e. lead) with this setup!
Top Rope Solo; toprope solo; tr solo Ditch t…
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Sequence demonstrating transitioning to descend under weight; top rope solo; tr solo<br> The key to easy transition is extending the primary ascender<br> Works with any style descender <br> Minimalist paracord chest harness<br> https://www.mountainproject.com/v/111102395
Sequence demonstrating transitioning to descend…
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Collapsible stick clip made from 265cm avalanche probe and super clip.
Collapsible stick clip made from 265cm avalanch…
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My current tr solo rig
My current tr solo rig
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