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Oct 28, 2024 I contemplated the "passive" ballnut placement and figured I would share my thoughts, for those interested. Below you will see some examples of the forces on the system in… View Message

Oct 27, 2024 Thank you everyone for the thoughts. I ended up firing this headpoint today and did in fact nest two blue ballnuts in the horizontal seam with a sliding-X, shown below. In… View Message

Oct 21, 2024 Petzl Connect Adjust is the "brand X" when it comes to adjustable PAS lanyards. You won't go wrong there. The Ocun SBEA is a slightly bulkier clasp design, but with a major adv… View Message

Oct 21, 2024 Regarding placement: I was worried in the opposite orientation (ball facing down, slider facing up), the thin cable connected to the ball would badly pinch on the sharp edge in… View Message

Oct 20, 2024 I'm working on a headpoint in Devil's Lake Wisconsin. The crux is in ground-fall territory. However, the move could be protected by a blue ballnut that fits inside a small thin… View Message

Aug 26, 2024 Aliyah W wrote: On the off chance that you see this, I wanted to thank you for helping him/us and sticking around through the rescue. It certainly was a relief coming aroun… View Message

Jul 25, 2024 Andre, can you describe how this failed in a little more detail? Did the spring snap, allowing the toothed cam to rotate freely and therefore it no longer engages the rope?  View Message

May 15, 2024 Ti ck wrote: Last week  i found myself in a remote corner of linville, at the top of a new pitch with my partner’s rack z4s and c4s and my rack of c3s because i… View Message

Mar 29, 2024 Everything sold. View Message

Mar 8, 2024 Pm'd! View Message

Jan 11, 2024 Black Diamond recently reported data on the range reduction of avalanche transceivers by electromagnetic interference (EMI) from common electronics (heated gloves, GPS watch, s… View Message

Jan 5, 2024 Pending three buyers....Patrick - wrote: How much for a ride up to Boho?For free, if it ever snows up there ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ View Message

Jan 4, 2024 Both pairs of gloves are brand new, never used. C.A.M.P. - Geko Ice Pro (M). MRSP $149.95. Selling for $50. Glove designed for ice climbing and mixed climbing. C.A.M.… View Message

Dec 4, 2023 There is an opportunity to participate in the revision of the State Administrative code NR 45, which governs the management of Wisconsin public lands. Among this code is NR 45.… View Message

Nov 18, 2023 I am more asking about people's experiences with winter ascents. It sounds like Dave has had no issue with winter access over the years. I'm wondering if this style of closure… View Message

Nov 14, 2023 I went to Fuji last week and was surprised to find the trail access completely barricaded. I understand some still do Fuji in the winter for the added challenge, so I was expec… View Message

Oct 30, 2023 Bumping; public comment window closes Thursday. Below are examples of access issues which can be discussed in your public comment (see linked presentation above for more detail… View Message

Oct 26, 2023 The Wisconsin DNR has drafted a Master Plan for the Central Sand Hills Region for the management of climbing areas in this region. The draft is available for public comment her… View Message

Aug 19, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mksafk9ASwMRyan from hownot2 has a synopsis on the speculations surrounding how this accident could have unfolded. He's open to ideas on how to… View Message

Aug 11, 2023 I've been instructing at a University outdoor climbing program for a few years, and many of the suggestions here work really well for us. We teach clinics all the way from top-… View Message

Jul 14, 2023 Burton Lindquist wrote: The Hollow continues to be a non issue with DOT ... that's about it as far as DOT says or will confirm... same with Necedah.I'm curious, Burt, what… View Message

Jul 6, 2023 I'm a 5th year physics PhD student at UW Madison doing research in experimental quantum information. The University has a wide variety of experimental and theoretical groups in… View Message

Jun 14, 2023 Ricky Harline wrote: I'm definitely going to play around with this. If you wanted to do a write up and post it to the TRS Facebook group loads of people there would really… View Message

Jun 14, 2023 Ricky Harline wrote: Super curious about you getting a grigri to feed well in a TRS setup, that's pretty uncommon. Does the grigri end up slipping much when it engages or… View Message

Jun 13, 2023 There are lots of options here. The Grigri is compatible with any rope within the 8.5 - 11 mm range. To answer what is "best" for the Grigri depends on application. Stiffer and… View Message

May 9, 2023 Areas that come to mind (in addition to Lindsey's) with easy TR anchor builds using only trees/boulders: Birthday Wall, Bedroom Amphitheater, Guillotine. Using webbing or… View Message

Sep 13, 2022 Here is a good list of easy protectable leads for beginners at Devil's Lake (https://www.devilslakeclimbingguides.com/blog/12-easy-lead-routes-devils-lake-state-park). There ar… View Message

Jun 6, 2022 Here are some of my criteria that came to mind, in order of importance:Movement and flow. Did the climb encourage me to use my body in ways that felt organic, and sequences flo… View Message

Jan 23, 2022 How long/thick is the static?  View Message