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Simkin wrote:

ExcitableBoy wrote:What's cool in allowing snow to fill your boots? Oh, yeah, your feet.

Yes, but can you give a concrete example of anti-gaiter bigotry.

Simkin wrote:Free soloing a 5.6 (North Arete of the Crystal Crag) in gloves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm5C3N807-0

Yank-Tank wrote:rope is the soloists worst nightmare.

Yank-Tank wrote:Stop and take a good long hard look at what you are doing, would be my advise.

1-Why would you risk a fall by dragging a rope over the rock like that if it won't save you from a fall?

2- Don't forget that one slip and you are dead, so with gloves on you are more likely to slip because you can not feel the rock properly.

As for the op- Gloves are more than likely to make climbing easier, but that does not make them safer. All the gung-ho '5.10' Crack climbers wear gloves. I don't because if I slip, I want to feel every last bit of rock in my finger tips and know exactly what is going on as I am slipping.

Do you use protection at home in bed? Maybe you should start on the rock.

Go and rope solo some stuff. Not on a popular route like that and start on bolts to get the speed work up, then move to trad.

What you are doing is crazy man, way too many variables, you don't need all the stuff that is in the bag if you are doing proper free solos.

As for gaiters? They are for metrosexual Euro box heads. Maybe people will start wearing them if they can start making some that the Velcro actually works and doesn't fall off. Oh, actually no they won't, because the box heads just buy pants with built in gaiters now days.

[–]Alpinemama 2 points 11 months ago

I just watched some of your video! It looks like you did that knife edge traverse a lot more calmly than I did haha pretty scary, even on lead.

VagtasticVoyagers 2 points 12 months ago

If you need gloves to protect your hands, then you are not even close to experienced enough to be attempting free solos. Your technique and the fact that your breathing sounds strained on some of the moves only reinforces this. And hauling a pack up while not being anchored in is incredibly dangerous. Get yourself a rope, climbing lessons, and some common sense.

deleted] 4 points 12 months ago

Sorry to be a dick as well, but you should never ever do this again. Your technique is non existent, you weren't using chalk, you were wearing random gloves ffs. You didn't forerun this route, you're hands and feet are randomly wandering all over. You're so damn lucky you weren't the next retard scraped off the rocks for trying to be like Honnald. Do not do this again, you will die.

–]All_cheez_no_mac 3 points 11 months ago

Ignore these kooks, it looked pretty fun. At around 2:05 you look down the climb, and there is a thin rope dangling at your feet, what is that for?

Also, be careful about what you pull on free soloing. Pulling through a harder move is safer than reaching for a block that may or may not pop.

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ExcitableBoy wrote:

Simkin wrote:

ExcitableBoy wrote:What's cool in allowing snow to fill your boots? Oh, yeah, your feet.

Yes, but can you give a concrete example of anti-gaiter bigotry.

Yes.

Simkin wrote:Climbed a 5.5 in mechanic's frosted grip gloves. Feels fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaias3ZWbKI

mrchad9 wrote:

ExcitableBoy wrote:

Simkin wrote:

ExcitableBoy wrote:What's cool in allowing snow to fill your boots? Oh, yeah, your feet.

Yes, but can you give a concrete example of anti-gaiter bigotry.

Yes.

I never wear gaiters... not against them I just don't see the point. Never have a real problem getting snow in my boots. Sometimes just a little gets in but it isn't an issue or going to slow you down. Always an insignificant amount unless on the descent and then who cares anyways?

If you don't need them then they are just dead weight. I do not know why some cannot figure out what pants and boots keeps the snow out of their boots naturally. I think that is the difference. Or maybe it looks fashionable to some, or they like their legs to sweat...