Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:30 am
Moni wrote:When I caught Fred in his screamer plus 1/2 ton boulder last fall, it was palm down....
And I'll bet Fred's palms were sweating???
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Moni wrote:When I caught Fred in his screamer plus 1/2 ton boulder last fall, it was palm down....
Dave Dinnell wrote:Moni wrote:When I caught Fred in his screamer plus 1/2 ton boulder last fall, it was palm down....
And I'll bet Fred's palms were sweating???
ShortTimer wrote:Yeah, I pulled Waugh off of the crux of Left Ski Track at Josh. Problem was his pro pulled and he crushed me. At least I caught my leader!
And I am firmly in the palm down, thumb facing the belay device camp. Anything else does NOT have the power and control to hold a BIG fall.
Sierra- no s. Just my 2 cents on a slow dayTheOrglingLlama wrote:Sierras
squishy wrote:How do you rappel, palm down or up?
The Chief wrote:Mike...
You slaved me on your ORG visit and did just fine, regardless if it is Palm Up or Palm Down.
What ever works the best for you and still holds a fall, good to go in my book.
Me personally, Palm Down for both slaving and rapping.
rpc wrote:<Quarter-relevant gym story: last week a little man in the gym started bitching that I sweated too much onto a rope ("wet & DISGUSTING!!" [with a lisp]).
ClimbandBike wrote:rpc wrote:<Quarter-relevant gym story: last week a little man in the gym started bitching that I sweated too much onto a rope ("wet & DISGUSTING!!" [with a lisp]).
Were you sweating on the rope or him? Maybe you didn't realize this little man was below you.
MoapaPk wrote:I'm not a climber, but...
Wait till they see how you hold the head of an ice axe. Self-belay or self-arrest hold? End of World!