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Iamjus10
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 6, 2018 - 11:56am PT
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This is my rack
What is your go-to? What is a single piece you can't live without?
Also I mistyped in the title. Anyone know how to fix that? haha.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Also I mistyped in the title. Anyone know how to fix that? haha.
The thread title is NOT editable. Just delete the thread and repost before you have many replies....
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Iamjus10
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 6, 2018 - 01:18pm PT
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Yup.. couldn't figure that out either.
I'll just down in Supertopo history as "the man that cant English." That's ok though. Thank for the help. anyways.
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F
climber
away from the ground
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Just a little FYI.
Real dirtbags don’t have blogs where they brag about living in a 70k springer van with 6 ropes and way too much rack.
Real dirtbags hitchhike to an area for 3 days carrying nothing more than a sleeping bag, harness and shoes and a few cans of chili and proceed to send everybody’s project first try on bummed belays and borrowed gear.
Blasphemy.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Go to the climb to discover what it’s go to rack is.
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AnotherDirtbag
Trad climber
San Diego
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“A person who is committed to a given (usually extreme) lifestyle to the point of abandoning employment and other societal norms in order to pursue said lifestyle.“
I don’t think it matters if you are fortunate enough to have a decent home or not. As long as you’re giving it all to the rock.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dirtbag? More like illiterite.
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Jim Clipper
climber
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#anterack #itaintaboutthegear #itsthehair
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Gear Jeff Lowe left high on Metanoia and found by Thomas Huber on the second ascent. Seemed to work for Jeff.
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ec
climber
ca
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I believe that my GtR would be much more sparse than that; then supplemental pieces added per a particular route menu.
Instead of the perfect GtR, I would strive for as little as I could get away with vs what I could not live without. At the end of the most significant lead, after the anchor is set and I only had a few nuggets left that would have never worked anywhere on the lead would be as perfect as it could get and I’d feel satisfied.
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Iamjus10
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2018 - 03:24pm PT
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I agree. The less extra stuff you have to carry, the better. I pull from my "base rack" as much as I add to it.
I dont think I have ever done a climb without my purple totem though.. Dont know why.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Yep, you shouldn’t even necessarily have a go-to basic rack. Routes can vary enormously in what kind of rack they call for.
What you should own is another matter although that too depends on the kind of climbing you do. An obvious example is Indian Creek.where I will be going tomorrow if the friggin rain stops..
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Iamjus10
Trad climber
San Diego
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2018 - 04:15pm PT
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I find what I own can greatly change what I climb. For instance, I don't own anything bigger than a BD #5. Therefore I tend to stay away from any climbs that have too much offwidth. This is probably limiting me as a climber...
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ec
climber
ca
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The lack of having a number of wide pieces never limited Chuck Pratt...
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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If you need something bigger than a BD # 5, you're a sick puppy.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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In a (likely-vain) attempt to be constuctive.
Here is my insider photo of a 2010 Donini, City of Rocks leader rack, for his objectives of the day.
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