Any glaring holes in my sport rack?
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This is my first full season of sport climbing and I'm wondering if I have any glaring holes in my rack of gear for sport climbing. Pictured below I have: |
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Why all the webbing and extra carabiners? This is the "rack" that I take for sport climbing: |
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your list looks pretty good. I might only add: |
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i dont like how you taped both biners on your draws. but thats just me trollin. |
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a couple alpine draws are essential for extending placements under roofs and overhangs. |
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Gri Gri |
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I would add another 60cm sling to clean with, I like clipping into both bolts on a two-bolt anchor if available |
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lycra? |
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Thanks for the input everyone. I decided to forego the Gri Gri for the much cheaper Mega Jul. I have not been disappointed with it so far. The auto-locking/assisted-braking feature seems to work just as well as the Gri Gri. |
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+1 for adding another personal anchor I always use 2 unless there is an awesome ledge to stand on. Also you will want some alpine draws for extending bolts near bulges/roofs |
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20 ft 6mm cord for random events with a small belay knife zip tied to the biner it's hanging on. Prussik up a line, belay escape, etc |
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Gri Gri, a 70M sub-10mm rope, a couple of draws with long dog-bones, couple of stiff bones, a stick clip and a rope bag (IKEA blue bag is the best). With a stick clip you don't need bail biners. And for your personal tether, either just use a draw or replace that dyneema sling with a nylon one - sport climbing is harsh on the harness tie-in loops, why wear them out with a sling? |
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Not sure if it counts in the rack, but you'll definitely need a boombox, some beer and some weed. |
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It looks like your asking what else you may need for a day of sport cragging, and your set up looks pretty complete. Get two extendable draws and maybe a stick clip and you're good. |
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You really don't need 6 more draws. 12 should get you up almost any sport climb, but +1 on a few alpines. Having a few extended draws to place under roofs or in traversing bolt lines can dramatically cut down on rope drag and protect your rope from abrasion. You can also slightly extend regular quick draws by clipping a draw to a bolt and then climbing the rope end into the loose part of the dogbone on another draw by either removing the existing binder or just letting it hang off, but DO NOT just climb the biners together. |
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Using a PAS for trad makes me lol |
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holy shit......i don't take half of the recommended mp sport rack these days. |
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ze_dirtbag wrote:holy shit......i don't take half of the recommended mp sport rack these days.Seriously. I guess people like hiking to the crag with huge, heavy packs. Training weight. |
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you might consider a tag line and microscender to haul the sport pig |
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Belay specs. |
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ehhhhh......i'm gonna go ahead and knock it |