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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 8, 2008 - 09:35pm PT
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I googled for Wren Industries but nothing turned up except for secondhand retailers.
Is Wren no longer making self-belay devices?
Wren: Please start making Silent Partners again. I want to buy one.
And while you're at it, start R&D on a "Silent Girlfriend", as I'm in the market for one of those too.
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desert reality
Trad climber
utah
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Nov 11, 2008 - 07:13pm PT
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They have two of these in stock at Mountainworks in Utah. They don't have a website, but you can call them and they will ship you one with no tax and free shipping. Their phone number is 1-801-371-0223 and they are open until 9pm MST.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Nov 11, 2008 - 08:13pm PT
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Silent Partner - still in stock at some retailers for $235 - 243:
http://www.spadout.com/p/wren-silent-partner/
So Wren or Rocke don't need to start making them again just yet; you can already buy one.
Personally, I recommend a real partner.
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Nov 11, 2008 - 08:43pm PT
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i have one i dont use....
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Nov 11, 2008 - 08:52pm PT
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I also have a Silent Partner which I have actually never used. I got it for $152 on ebay a few years ago. I knew it was only in limited production, so I figured that was my chance, and I might want to use one someday.
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RhoadsClimbs
Trad climber
Madison, WI
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Rock Exotica now makes these and I've set up a dealer account through my shop. I got one a few weeks ago and have been falling all over it in the gym, works perfectly so far with a 9.4 Petzl rope.
If anyone in the midwest wants one or has any questions about it give us a call.
Nick Rhoads
Boulders Clmibing Gym
Madison, WI
608-244-8100
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Prod
Trad climber
A place w/o Avitars apparently
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How much? And can you link me to a site?
Prod.
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
dangling off a wind turbine in a town near you
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I wasn't that impressed with the performance of the Silent Partner, I prefer a modified Gri-Gri.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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If you are AID soloing, an unmodified right-off-the-shelf Grigri will do you just fine.
But no matter what device you use, ALWAYS TIE A BACKUP KNOT!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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As for the Silent Girlfriend, a hillbilly joke.
Two hillbillies were sitting in their rocking chairs in the evening sun, taking it easy.
#1: "I've decided to divorce my wife."
#2: "How come?"
#1: "She hasn't spoken to me for over a year."
#2: "You should reconsider. Good women like that are hard to find."
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RhoadsClimbs
Trad climber
Madison, WI
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Feb 21, 2009 - 10:38am PT
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Prod. I don't have a website for gear. Give me a ring at 608.244.8100.
Someone told me they don't work as well in cold weather?
I haven't been using a back up system in the gym, but I'm going to figure something out for outside. I've been trying to make it fail.....works perfectly so far.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 21, 2009 - 10:53am PT
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How about ordering some of them new fangled Silent Girlfriends. I'll pay top dollar.
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
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Feb 21, 2009 - 11:43am PT
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Only if they can be modified to the 'Silent Wife' model, later!
Thor
Kidding-- ladies..
Anyone like the solo-aid? That is what I'll be using if I piss off the wife!
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Feb 21, 2009 - 10:49pm PT
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Bentgate has them.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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Feb 22, 2009 - 12:11am PT
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A mint one just went through ebay for $175 (sold while I was typing). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230326929288&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
mountain gear claims to have stock:
http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/product/product.asp/item/614220/N/0/afl/430/CMP/KNC-70110/cmpn/70110
Cold operation:
The manual warns against below freezing operation due to ice screwing up the clove hitch action. Someone else posted about getting frozen moisture inside messing stuff up.
I had one get goofy in the mid 30's at Jtree (above freezing, but cold). It would not lock up with the thumb spin, or yarding rope through it repeatedly. After much futzing it sort of sputtered back to life, occasionally locking, then eventually locking every time with a thumb spin. Behavior was reproduced in the freezer when left in certain orientations over night (bad grease?). I sent it in for repair and all they found was a bit of grit on a seal. Whatever they did fixed the problem, as I could no longer get it to act goofy in the freezer. I sold it off and stuck with the gri-gri. YMMV.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Feb 22, 2009 - 12:14am PT
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"bentgate has them"
-yeah, if you need a silent wife, yer golden, or they are, or something....
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