Making a wood portaledge?
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What does everybody think about the possibilty of a wood portalaedge? |
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I'll share what I learned from making them to haul up a tree in my backyard as a kid. |
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I believe one has been towed up Whitesides, on the FA of Arm and Hammer. Stegg's kinda tough, though. Are you? |
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I read a few years ago about a team that had one - in Yosemite I think - and the wind picked up really strong. The ledge was flying around them basically trying to decapitate them. |
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On Liquid Sky at Cathedral Ledge they originally used a wooden pallet for a belay ledge at the Space Station belay while working the route. |
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go over to the FOIL site rockclimbing.com and check out the crusty ledge article. Not as cheap as a wood ledge but much lighter. |
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rock_fencer wrote:go over to the FOIL site rockclimbing.com and check out the crusty ledge article. Not as cheap as a wood ledge but much lighter. TI actually just made a ledge for my first wall about a week ago. I looked at the Krusty ledge stuff, decided I didn't know how to sew, or want to learn, so I went to Walmart and bought the Ozark Trail Cot. Thought I could use some of the cot pieces, turns out I couldn't. So I just used the fabric, bought about 10$ worth of PVC pipe and fittings, used some old webbing for the connection points, and kayak hauling straps for my adjustable straps. Total Cost around $60. |
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Brannen wrote: I actually just made a ledge for my first wall about a week ago. I looked at the Krusty ledge stuff, decided I didn't know how to sew, or want to learn, so I went to Walmart and bought the Ozark Trail Cot. Thought I could use some of the cot pieces, turns out I couldn't. So I just used the fabric, bought about 10$ worth of PVC pipe and fittings, used some old webbing for the connection points, and kayak hauling straps for my adjustable straps. Total Cost around $60.Curious what size PVC did you use. Post up some pics of you in it. I want to see how it flexes! |
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Just take one of those tri-fold lawn chairs and tie some webbing to the corners. |