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...ou the maximum mobility you need whilst keeping warm. This new concept retains the functionality of the traditional sleeping bag. Himalman evaluated the new Lippi Selk Bag: The Selk Bag, named f...
...' belay loop only - yes or no? 5b. Do you rappel off your harness' belay loop only - yes or no? 6. Will trad ever die – yes or no? 7. Your favorite climbing shoe resoler. 8. Which do you prefer to c...
...NRG in a few weekends. Just curious to see if anyone has any recommended routes to try while im there. (trad or sport)...
Try these two trad routes located at Junkyard Wall; New Yosemite 5.9 & Four Sheets To The Wind 5.9+. At Thunder Buttress Area try Super Crack 5.9+ also a trad route. So many great climbs in this gorge
...d post the stories of the lead that led *to* my post and the lead that led *from* my post. http://www.tradgirl.com/journal/062002.htm#arc and a month later: http://www.tradgirl.com/journal/index...
Is a ground anchor always necessary for a single pitch trad climb? Here's the situation... - The belayer has stable footing and is on the ground, not a ledge. - The belayer is close to the weight
... with rings on the hangers to provide a solid safe belay and rappel. He's being challenged on this by trad climbers/friends, who want to chop on the grounds that it ruins the original style of the c...
Looking to get in some multipitch trad climbing in the Salt Lake area during the end of march. (I swear this was planned before the most recent R & I) Question 1: what are the general weather trends
...? How do I sharpen my crampons and ice tools? What boots/crampons/tools should I buy? etc. http://www.tradgirl.com/rc/faq10.htm This one was a lot of work. Now I need to go do some ice climbing my...
Hi- i'm looking for climbing parters for this spring around the south east. Weeks or weekends. Mostly trad, but will climb sport. Lead to 5.9/5.10 trad. Thanks-
... Naval Station at China Lake (Ridgecrest) and would like info on places to go climbing near there (easy trad or top rope). Thanks -...
...ear helmets? Can I use a [whatever] helmet for climbing? The link for this new section is: http://www.tradgirl.com/rc/faq8.htm I'm planning some more additions to this section, like rap backups fo...
In the rich rec.climbing tradition of newbies keeping the oldtimers updated on their progress, I would like to take my turn... First of all, as most of you know, I am a gym rat. It is rare that I
...en thinking about getting a set of half (double) ropes instead of the single I have always used. I only trad climb (mostly Yosemite) and they look to have lots of advantages. does anyone have experien...
...ita Mountains that He goes Climbing to all the time. Its supposed to be a big place to Both boulder and Trad Climb. He Described it as if God had taken his marble (God Sized of course) and just tossed...
Specifically when it comes to leading trad what are peoples thoughts on the acceptability or likelyhood of falling. How do you build it into your lead headology. Or to put it another way how close to
...ed Bivy (709g) and OR Standard (570g). OR is much lighter but I have two concerns: -Is there a warmth trade-off? How about condensation? How do the ultralight OR Goretex compare in protection vs the...
..., getting caught climbing during an earthquake? I can only imagine the possible results of a quake with traditional pro. I would guess that some of the pro would probably fall out, perhaps even bolts ...
...a little sightseeing and were headed home. Back in Charlotte by eight. Good day........think we will tryTraditions next....
...utes, and not waste their precious bandwidth on chatting on rec.climbing. They did. The estimated total Trad posts was told to be at less then 0.01 percent. The RP also stated that the Sportocrats h...
... good bouldering session or something of the sort 3 or 4 days a week.) If any of these cities have good trad climbing nearby that would also be a plus. Anyway if there are any UK. climbers here who co...
... What is the current camping situation at Courtright? permits? crowds? I am looking for very moderate trad climbs (under 5.7) one to five pitches. I have read through the guidebook several times, bu...
...re is some decent climbing there within the area 100km north of Las Vegas - canyon walls and multipitch trad routes. If so, I'd appreciate any information such as :websites on the area(s) :area guid...
...her on the weekend, so we (Doerte, Mike, and Dave) decided to head down for a late season climb of this traditionally early season mountain. Mount Adams, at 12,276' is the second highest volcano and m...
...What a moronic thing to do. Now you can clip bolts from blacktrack if you don't feel like bringing your trad gear Jeff Larsen...
...ks or other information available (in English) on climbing in Japan? I'm interested primarily in long trad routes and alpine climbs (rock, or ice). It looks like I will be travelling to Japan on a...
Dawn is the greatest! See the latest addition to her website www.tradgirl.com/caymans Thanks again, - Lord Slime
...ed like a wise idea to pick the brains of the more experienced people here before I set off on my first trad climbing trip this weekend. My climbing buddies and me have two complete racks, good guid...
...ast half-hour at the belay. I marveled at his apparent calm while leading the wet crux. At the belay we traded the rack again and I led the overhang, taking care not to step on the increasingly common...
...sual outting. Nothing too committing. Probably just clipping some bolts. 1 or 2 pitch stuff. Maybe some trad routes too. If you're interested, drop me an email. Probably won't start too early since it...
... Devils Racetrack in TN? I've been by it, but have never been up to the rock fins. I'm looking for some trad in the 7's and 8's and sport up to 10a. Thanx in advance....
... Park. Someone should really put a stop to filming at Joshua Tree! Jenny I did lead my first 5.10 trad - Bird of Fire onsight, no falls - after being so upset - WOW Before you buy....
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