Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
| Messages 1 - 18 of total 18 in this topic |
Smokey
Trad climber
Colorado
|
|
La Sportiva Gandas are no longer available.
|
|
G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
|
|
Isn't a pair of shoes and a chalk bag all that is needed to climb El Cap now?
|
|
neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
|
|
hey there say... bump for chris...
|
|
Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
|
|
Totems
|
|
pitu
Trad climber
barcelona, spain
|
|
Hello, Chris.
I also think that Totem cams are the best cams for climbing in Yosemite. They work better for pin scars than any other cam. They also perform way better in flared cracks, which are very common in the valley.
|
|
BrandonAdams
Big Wall climber
Yosemite, CA
|
|
|
Jun 12, 2017 - 03:15pm PT
|
X4s as preferred small cam? For walling?
They don't handle the abuse of aid.
And totems, definitely totems.
|
|
Matt's
climber
|
|
|
Jun 12, 2017 - 06:34pm PT
|
not mentioning totems is glossing over the biggest improvement in cams since the alien design...
|
|
Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
|
|
|
Jun 13, 2017 - 02:41pm PT
|
CMac, do you get a kick back from BD?? While Totems aren't the be all end all in cams they certainly are the best in tricky aid situations. You never put them on the recommended list for yer wall rack. What gives?
|
|
dindolino32
climber
san francisco
|
|
|
Jun 29, 2017 - 08:01pm PT
|
+1 for Totems, nothing compares in my opinion.
|
|
Schorry
Trad climber
Munich, Germany
|
|
|
May 27, 2018 - 03:26am PT
|
Hi Chris,
not a suggestion, but a question: Is there a rough idea when the 2nd edition of the "How To Big Wall Climb" is supposed to be published? Looks to me as there're regular updates to the online content and I'm wondering if that material will find it's way to a book (printed and/or as ebook) or if the updated material is online only for the time being.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
Stefan
|
|
Zay
climber
Monterey, Ca
|
|
|
May 27, 2018 - 11:58am PT
|
Hi Chris, There are a few typos on the topo for triple direct in the most recent edition of the big wall book. Mostly the locations of camp 4 and 5, And a few of the pitch numbers are a bit wibbly wobbly.
However still indispensable and thank you so much for "how to big wall climb", If you want to read about my experience it's the most recent trip report for triple direct. your material has been paramount in getting me into bigwalls!
|
|
HeschMonster
Trad climber
Morro Bay
|
|
|
May 28, 2018 - 06:27pm PT
|
I'll throw a +4 for the totem comments...I've even been reaching for my totem basic offsets before the metolius offsets (x4 sizes) lately. but would def carry a double rack of totems before anything else. Absolutely zero walking, plug and chug baby.
|
|
| Messages 1 - 18 of total 18 in this topic |
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!