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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > The Great Outdoors > Rock Climbing: Where there's a wall, there's a way
 
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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Baddog posted:

Was at a climb today with permadraws, and the kids said the fourth draw had duct tape wrapped around it. They were kinda sketched out about it, didn't want to take hard falls on it. But seems like it might have been there to serve the same kinda purpose as the keeper on a quick draw, to keep the carabiner from rotating?


Edit, I know a lot of Colorado climbers here, so it was sonic youth in clear creek.
https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105749158/sonic-youth
The problem with tape (as you prob well know) is it might be a nothingburger or a horribly damaged draw and there's no way to tell non-destructively. If you want a QD that won't let biners rotate, they literally make those.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

vonnegutt posted:

I don't see any harm in at least trying it.
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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

M. Night Skymall posted:

The best advice I have for getting your kid into climbing is that it's probably going to be a mostly social experience for a long time, so try to find another kid/parents who like climbing and then do playdates at the gym, get them into team/after school/whatever together, etc.
Mosdef this. My kid likes but doesn't love climbing but they love climbing with friends.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

grenada posted:

What's the correct way to belay(top-rope) someone on a slightly inverted wall? I've noticed by kiddo will swing very far away from the wall when she lets go on an inverted section and I'm worried she'll get tangled around my belay rope.
Kid's gotta learn to swing, and you can give them your side of the rope to hang onto for swinging themselves back onto the wall.

grenada posted:

Also in general, when belaying top rope should you stand closer to the wall or farther away? My kid only weighs 50 lbs but I want to make sure I'm developing good belay habits.
I like to stand quite far back and off axis, it's easier to soft catch by walking forward, you're less likely to have rocks/climbers land on you, and less strain.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Sab669 posted:

I'm too much of a wimp to continue riding my bike in these temperatures / the dark so I lose out that exercise
Stay offroad, big lights, big layers. So much fun.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

 The trick is to buy 2 more pairs of whatever you like, because if you don't they'll discontinue them.

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