Wooden Hexentric : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost

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Dan Dalton - Dec 31, 2006 3:28 pm - Voted 10/10

What happens if you fall hard enough?

Doesn't wood break? Even if you are using oak or something hard, I would imagine a good fall could just crack the piece in half. It is extreme and badass nevertheless, but I was curious as to how effective it actual is.

Dan

desainme - Dec 31, 2006 3:39 pm - Voted 10/10

There are some climbs

in the Red River Gorge that were initially protected by big white oak chocks.

Jeroen Vels - Dec 31, 2006 4:03 pm - Hasn't voted

Thanks

for attaching to the gear album nurettin. This is some pretty cool stuff.

Cheers

nurettin - Jan 4, 2007 12:01 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Thanks

..for the nice album!

BCL - Jan 1, 2007 6:24 am - Voted 10/10

???

did you ever fall on it?

nurettin - Jan 4, 2007 9:06 am - Hasn't voted

Re: ???

I used it in our basalt crack area and I made it specifically for the route Takozlarin Efendisi, 5.11-. There is nothing on basalt surfaces to chip it off or brake and it jams perfectly just before the crux.

It worked perfectly in some short falls (one is 2 m and other is around 1 m) but of course I can never say it is bomber.

On that route you put this hex in place then must pass a nice stem roof without handholds. And you are so close to fall before reaching knee size offwidth.

Boulderhound - Jan 12, 2007 5:23 pm - Voted 10/10

Cool

We have a few routes out here that will need slung 2x4's to protect as we do not have real big gear like the BigBros and such. Hey its Oldschool I know. They used to do that in Vedawoo,Wyoming.