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    Super cheap rope deal (Petzl Club)

    Found this mentioned on another forum. It's a pretty insane deal on a static rope - 200m of Petzl Club for $215. https://www.backpacking-united.com/us/petzl-club-10-mm-x-200-m-orange Sounded like an obvious mistake, but apparently they're honoring the price and shipping to the US for about $15.
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    Recommendations for big+wild static rope

    Am looking to get a longer static rope for PNW conifer climbs - want a dedicated access line. Am often away from the road, so I care about bulk and weight more than anything. Think 300 feet or so would be about enough. 10mm HTP sounds pretty popular, but I seem to remember it being pretty stiff...
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    It's raining ash in Ohio

    My grandma lives in Newark, and her house backs up on large neighboring property full of sick/sad/dead ash. A month or so ago, a few came down on the house and did pretty significant damage. New roof, demolished sunroom, etc. She's working with their insurer - but is facing a pretty steep...
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    Beranek's Working Climber DVDs (traveling loan)

    Series 1 - Access and Movement Through the Tree by Gerald F Beranek Enjoyed watching it (especially the throwline disc), want to pass it along since I don't think I'll be using it as a long-term resource. Instead of selling, I want to try a traveling loan. if there's interest, I'll mail it out...
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    What kind of ... elm?

    About 85 feet tall, planted as part of a garden on a large estate in Seattle around 1914. First branch unions are high - 15' or so off the ground. Compared to some nearby English elms, has much less epicormic growth, is less spreading, with smaller leaves that haven't begun to turn color...
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    Shoe mod for ascender hook

    Took a pair of Five Ten approach shoes down to the cobbler and asked him to install a boot lace speed hook on the heel. (a la Tango Light) After answering "Why?" a few different ways, I ended up with this: Love it. Works perfectly. Can't feel the rivets at all, super cheap ($20) because he...
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    Milking & rope balance

    Does anyone here make it a habit to throw a prusik on new double-braid line and milk the entire thing before using it for the first time? My understanding is that all double-braid rope should come from the factory with the sheath and core approximately balanced, and that this balance allows the...
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    Yale Bandit discontinued

    Almost found out the hard way. Wesspur is out, think I just cleaned out Treestuff. Looks like a few places still have it - if you're in the market for a discrete 11mm climb line, this may be your last chance.
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    Saddle governing standards & Z133 2017

    I read a blog post the other night about rec climbers and "inappropriate" gear choices that set me off a little bit, and I went down the research rabbit hole. Want to double check my understanding on a few things. (These are probably questions for @Tom Dunlap if anybody... ) As I understand it...
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    Closing basal anchors

    Been trying to sort something out- not quite there yet, hoping for some advice. When on a basal anchor, I usually end up advancing the TIP before redirecting. A lot of the time, the TIP union is where I want to be, puts me six feet higher in a stable position, especially on a stem without a lot...
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    Beal Escaper: Interesting retrieval mechanism

    Beal has a new retrievable anchor device intended for escape / emergency single-rope rappel. Seems to be a bit of elastic and a thin sling permanently woven into a VT-ish hitch that a split tail passes through. Hmmmm...
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    Street tree failure

    A street tree came down on a car last night in Seattle, despite it being a really calm night, max wind less than 10 MPH. Seattle street tree database says it was a Red Oak - Quercus rubra. Structure of tree seems ... odd, entire canopy is off a doglegged trunk. (see: Street view) Probably...
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    Why professionals dislike RADS?

    Was watching a video review of the CT Quick Roll the other day where you can practically see Nice Guy Dave hold his nose when he brings up RADS - ahh! epiphany! I've been yo-yo'ing on a Gri gri for most of my climbing, and it's by far my favorite system to climb on. @FluffyFish has said about...
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    Tachyon MBS & construction

    I was going to reply to @chizmin about his splice testing, but didn't want to derail and crap up the Show off Your Splices mega thread. He said: ... and his test results showed the Tachyon breaking at 3852 lbs. I got curious about what the MBS of Tachyon is - I've seen different sellers...
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    Ascender jammed on rope (SOB!)

    Anyone had an ascender jam itself on-rope? I've been using a cheap pair of no-name "SOB" foot ascenders for a few weeks while dipping my toes into a rope walker setup. (used one to make a DIY SAKA clone.) They were ~$20 for the pair, delivered - figured it was worth the risk to find out if...
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    Utility clearance without gaffs

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