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Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:17 am
by Bob Burd
hvydrt wrote:The real question here is could it have been done with a 30m 8mm? :)


Ah, in fact it was a 30m rope (though 8.5mm, not 8mm). I thought for sure someone would have noticed that.

I used a couple of figure 8's to connect to the carabiner. Don't know how to tie a butterfly.

And of course there's no helmet.

And did you notice the threatening weather overhead?

Who are these knuckleheads?

This one is another classic abuse of gear:
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Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:25 am
by x15x15
PellucidWombat wrote:BTW, if you manage to walk up the spire w/o touching your hands on it, does that make it class 1? We turned some 5.10a slabs into class 1 on top-rope in Tuolumne that way :lol:


do it without a rope. then you might have an argument for class 1...

Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:21 pm
by MoapaPk
Vitaliy M. wrote:That is one awesome backpack in 1st picture.


rei-flash-30-pack-replacement-t59748.html

Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:12 pm
by Vitaliy M.
MoapaPk wrote:
Vitaliy M. wrote:That is one awesome backpack in 1st picture.


rei-flash-30-pack-replacement-t59748.html


Yeah it is awesome. Mine gets damaged from time to time but I just fix it. If it gets wayyy too damaged they will exchange it for a new one :D

Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:46 pm
by MoapaPk
Vitaliy M. wrote:
MoapaPk wrote:
Vitaliy M. wrote:That is one awesome backpack in 1st picture.


rei-flash-30-pack-replacement-t59748.html


Yeah it is awesome. Mine gets damaged from time to time but I just fix it. If it gets wayyy too damaged they will exchange it for a new one :D


I repair most damage with seam grip and sewing. But the two stress rips between the shoulder blades and down between the straps worried me; hard to sew that area.

Re: High Sierra's most difficult class 1

PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:26 pm
by MoapaPk
I've gotta master that lasso technique.