To all route developers: brush your rappels better!

Briggs Lazalde wrote: He who does not brush thine rappel, cares not for his fellow climbing kin's safety.

Trolling the Troll's Troll... I need to hang out with you

WTF is "brushing the raps"?

Michael S. Catlett wrote: WTF is "brushing the raps"?

Read the thread.

I have to say, in my personal "Year in Review" of Mountain Project thread entertainment value, this thread has got to be in my top 5.

Jaren Watson wrote: Nearly May, half a year later.

How’s the rap looking?

I want to know if he sent his proj

Andrew S wrote: I want to know if he sent his proj

Depends upon whether Tod hung the draws or not

Good god just read the tick list - so much drama what with the knee and Todd and all.  Fascinating stuff...

Honestly if you're not going to brush the raps why even put up a climb?

Get a stiff bristled nylon brush, goggles, and a dust mask and keep it with your gear.  If you see a line that needs cleaning, take care of it yourself for everyone's enjoyment.

Or don't, and just drink a trail beer and smile about climbing.

And wipe your damn feet before you start rapping. I swear y'all were raised in a barn!

Tan B wrote: Clean. The way it's always been.

I don't agree. I drove by Creek Side on my way to Earth Treks for some hard sending this afternoon, and I think I saw some lichen by the third pitch anchor. I can't really be sure because it was so warm and sunny, but just to be on the safe side we should alert the authorities and close the canyon. Is it ASCA or AAC who goes up there and clean the lichen? Let's just call them all, the ASCA, AAC, BCC, CMC, CMS, ACC, CU, ET, BRC, and DBC. I'm sure I'm forgetting some. It's getting really dangerous up there, we need to call someone to get someone else to inform the climbing community that someone needs to do something about this!

This thread is over a year old. Let it go...

But it was a simpler, happier time

Damn, Dave. Was that you first "Beat Down?" As you can tell the locals get a might touchy about new folks that complain and don't practice what they preach. Welcome to Mountain Project. Y'all come back now, you hear.

Rereading this reminds me that you guys take climbing way too seriously. I still can't believe it took 5+ comments before someone called the troll. 

Sean Peter wrote: That's what rappel shoes are for-  kinda pricey for developers though:

That's hysterical. Just plain weird. Where do you guys find this stuff?