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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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No FISH ledges????
I'd add more, even if they're not FISH. Other companies need to be represented, otherwise it's a BD 'commercial'.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Hi chris. Please put up a fish ledge review page and a metolius. I'm looking into buying a ledge soon and the bd is prob too spendy.
Kalen
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mongrel
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Here's another vote for the gear review pages to include all the main, obvious options a prospective gear purchaser might be considering. What's the rush? Although the beauty of the internet is that pages can be updated, in reality it doesn't happen enough. So I'd say, wait until a really good thorough review can be produced, then put it up. Maybe have a "pre-review" where you identify a couple of brands/models of something, say ledges, and ask for comments from those who have used them (preferably a lot, or have also used different ones), and suggestions of other ones that ought to be included, and make sure to get them in there if a lot of people suggest.
So, for ledges, it seems useless not to have BD, Metolius, and Fish all equally represented. Cost, weight, several significant design differences that people might care about. The gear sling and harness reviews, in my view, are really flawed not to include Misty Mountain. I only have one minimalist, old piece of their gear but it's ace, and people who have their harnesses seem to really love them. They're not in the fixed location stores, all the more reason to get them up there compared with the more widely known brands.
Give it time until you can make a review more evenly representative, or try the pre-review idea.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful British Columbia
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At 829 USD for a Fish double with fly which costs 80 USD more than a Fish single with fly. Fish econo single ledge 269 USD no fly. Great pricing ...
Maybe let someone submit a Fish review and a Metolius review to you Chris, for posting
What about wall ropes and haul lines reviews too ?
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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My feeling is that all available ledges/ products should be represented. Especially the little guys, Fish and another guy who has posted about his new design. Can't remember his or his products nome unfortunately.
Cheers,
Prod.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
شقوق واس
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I use an A5, but many of my partner have run Fish ledges.
Fish ledges are pretty kick azz, IMHO.
Good stuff!
Please add more....Represent!
groove on, Chris. Thanks.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Anyone use one of the Fish econo single ledges? Could be the ticket for fast and light. I agree that no ledge review is complete without a Fish review. Never used a Metolius Ledge but agree the BD ones are on the heavy side.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Chris, you run a good shop! How many others ask for user input????
Rock on, C-Mac!
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Skully those A5 Ledges rocked. Only thing close is the Fish Ledge
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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A5 man, you can still get em on the flea bay. Or those TNF A5 post Duecey inspired, You can still get new ones out there.
Just saying, A5 or Fish, period.
I had a metolius double with the jungus folding cross arms go totally limp on me. The ledge has to be put together on the ground correctly otherwise.....Your sleeping in slings.
Can't beat the tube style. IMHO.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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The fact is that unlike reviewing cams, stoppers, belay devices, shoes etc. when it comes to Portaledges there are not many choices. So any review on ledges is pretty limited. The Fish Ledges IMO are everything a Ledge should be however and for good reason Russ can only produce so many Ledges a year so many climbers are stuck with basically 2 choices both of which have their downsides not to mention you add a fly are much more expensive. So any Ledge review could be seen as pretty one sided no matter if it is Chris or anyone else reviewing this particular piece of gear.
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Jingy
Social climber
Nowhere
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This just about says it all for me...
"This is the lightest and least expensive portaledge on the market. It is also the longest selling portaledge, having made its debut on Yosemite's big walls in the mid 80s. The ledges are made to order by Russ Walling, an experienced Yosemite big wall climber."
Strangely enough.. I think we all know which ledge this speaks of.....
Thanks Chris, for yet another great addition to the site.
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