I will be giving a final presentation tomorrow for a "design" class and was able to choose any topic. Instead of talking about architecture or art like everyone else, why not BS about climbing gear. Here is the Prezi for those who are interested. Feedback tonight is appreciated as I still have time to make edits.

Here it is...

Hey Bill,

Nice slides and fun interesting transitions. My input would be asking this question:

why do you show each slide overview before AND after the zoom-ins. If its just a cap on either side of the sections its fine but I know that I always feel pressed for time, so why not erase dead time and go from main slide to close up to the next section (skipping redundancy).

Also, since its a design class, it COULD be interesting to show (and discuss) a slide comparing the way active vs passive pro interacts with the rock (I'm sure a diagram is available online somewhere). Then you could confuse people by showing a tricam and asking the class if its design qualifies as active, passive, or both ;)

Finally, you could add a slide about pre-piton protection (e.g. knots and chock stones) or talk about the design and significant safety improvements of dynamic vs static rope.

Hope that helps

Nuts and their like predate Hexcentrics and Stoppers by at least 20 years. Machine nuts were used as climbing protection in the 1950s. Nuts made specifically for climbing date back to the 1960s (e.g. MOACs). See needlesports.com/NeedleSports/nutsmuseum/nutsstory.htm.

What about the equipment that's used at the other end of the rope (body belays, Sticht plates & their descendants, GriGris etc.)? Might be helpful to mention this if your audience doesn't know anything about climbing.

Bolts were in use in the 1870īs, nuts in the mid 1960īs, jammed knots from ca 1900, slings from 1850īs.

Just presented. People liked playing with cams and the professor was pleased to not have to listen to another person talk about the same art she sees every semester.