Geckos-Inspired Climbing Gloves Finally in Tests @ Stanford

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Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 21, 2014 - 06:42am PT
http://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/gecko-pads-demonstration-64654/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zmescience+%28ZME+Science%29
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 21, 2014 - 06:48am PT
Thanks Peter...you made my morning! I woke up kind of grouchy, looked at myself in the mirror and and saw the decline. I was always hoping that technology would come to the rescue.
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Nov 21, 2014 - 07:56am PT
Awesome!

Donini, now if they can only come up with a solution for your face....HA!!!

Kidding man, and you know it.

i'm gumby dammit

Sport climber
da ow
Nov 21, 2014 - 08:01am PT
what do ya mean? he's already got a lizardy looking mug. ;)
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Nov 21, 2014 - 09:00am PT
COOL, seems like I can free el cap at some point!
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Nov 21, 2014 - 09:05am PT
Yeah Vitaliy, and think of the money you'll save on chalk. You can finance a trip to Patagonia!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Nov 21, 2014 - 09:06am PT
So will that become known as 'California Free'?
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Nov 21, 2014 - 09:19am PT
All we need now is a flashy pair of lizard-skin boots like Russ probably has in his closet, and a leopard-skink pillbox hat.

Death Grips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-oxm8UzYCc
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Nov 21, 2014 - 09:19am PT
Soon we'll be able to downgrade the ratings on climbs put up by people we don't like. "A6cR++? No way. We got on that rig last week and it's no more than A2!!"
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Dec 27, 2014 - 02:22pm PT
van der Waals force

sounds like a route name, write that down.


another article...

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_27183312/standford-lizard-brains-create-gecko-like-paws-that

I'm curious if the surface must be prepared first or if wet or dirty walls can be accommodated. Not to mention varied surfaces.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
Dec 27, 2014 - 04:19pm PT
^^^ask a gecko...
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