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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 17, 2010 - 02:03pm PT
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cool... I might have it in time for a clean ascent of el cap :-)
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T Moses
Big Wall climber
Paso Robles
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Feb 17, 2010 - 07:19pm PT
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I just talked to Ajax and they are looking like a shorter 6-8 week lead time. Might make it for late spring wall season.
Like Joseph said, thanks to all the other people who helped make this project happen!
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mtnkid85
Trad climber
Montucky
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Feb 17, 2010 - 09:08pm PT
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Wow, this is great. Good things come to those who wait, eh. I dont remember if Im in the other thread or not, but Im in for one as well.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
walkin' the road to nowhere
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Feb 17, 2010 - 09:10pm PT
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Haha!
Nature's clean ascent.....With a hammer?
Hmmm. Wait. It's a clean, shiny hammer, right?
Yowza!
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 17, 2010 - 09:13pm PT
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I'll use it to smash tin cans and beer cans?
Though... I'm also in line to use The Birds hammer. So I can use one hammer for tin cans and the other for beer cans.
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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Feb 18, 2010 - 08:43am PT
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Nature,
What route are you planning on?
Hammers and a nut tool are great at cleaning nuts. I would consider that a clean wall.
Prod.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
walkin' the road to nowhere
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Feb 18, 2010 - 08:48am PT
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Yeah, I was just pickin' on Doug.
He responded well, don't you think?
Cheers.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Feb 18, 2010 - 10:12am PT
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Slight thread drift but realivent to the conversation:
Funny little story Prod, Skully and Nature. Last spring climbing in Zion we choose to do Swoop Gimp, the route has a pitch and a half of a thin rp crack. While racking up partner and I discuss the need for a hammer. I ridacule the need for a hammer on a clean route and adamant about leaving it behind. Well....... my parnter trying to clean my portion of the thin crack can't get the HBs out without totally destroying them. So we made the decision (not without alot of grumbling and squabling) to rap and come back with a hammer to clean the thin gear. I tried cleaning while rapping by and agreed the thin gear needed the tap of a hammer to not destroy it. I had a nice big slice of humble pie that evening.
Here is the funny part about all of this. This paticular day was the last climbable day before and aproaching storm shut things down for 3 or 4 days. So we left Utah, went home, then drove back a week later after the storm cleared to finish the buisness with a hammer. Since it was my lead that had the fixed HBs i jugged the fixed lines first. As I get to the fixed gear I find like 3 nuts that mysteriously fell out of the crack and was dangling from the rope. I was able to clean EVERY freakin nut with no effort or hammer. My partner thought I was playing some kind of joke on him when he found the pitch was cleaned when he got there. The passing storm did some weird stuff to that crack and washed all the gear out. We never used the hammer, not once. Ahrrr!!!
Back to the all the excitement and kudos over our new hammers getting manufactured.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Feb 18, 2010 - 11:04am PT
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wow... that's a crazy story.
My plan is to solo either Zodiac or The Trip. I'd prefer Zodiac as I've done The Trip twice (last time I watch T2 cruise on by on Virginia).
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Feb 18, 2010 - 11:49am PT
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Temperature and weather I am sure played a major roll Dingus.
E and I both laughed it off and was thankful for the bolted anchor. That sandstone is trippy stuff.
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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Feb 18, 2010 - 12:23pm PT
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T2, That is a funny odd story.
Nature, Zodiac is pretty straight forward. I have some notes if you want any info.
When do we pay for these things?
Prod.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
walkin' the road to nowhere
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Feb 18, 2010 - 01:49pm PT
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Hammers!
Cool story, T2.
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Cpt0bvi0u5
Trad climber
Merced CA
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Feb 19, 2010 - 04:26am PT
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Woooooohooooooo in time for big wall season! Can't wait! And thank you Mr. Anonymous for keeping the project alive! The community greatly appreciates it
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GLee
Social climber
MT
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Feb 19, 2010 - 04:48pm PT
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Glee is still in for one hammer
Thanks for all your effort Ed
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Slabby D
Trad climber
B'ham WA
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Feb 19, 2010 - 04:55pm PT
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I just realized DMT beat me to the point, but here's some reality to support his theory....
In regards to the following story on Swoop Gimp I once had a very similar experience on the exact same second pitch where even with a small tapper hammer and a thin nut tool I was unable to to clean something like at least 4 or more nuts. My theory was that I climbed it in direct sun and cleaned it in shade, some sort of thermal expansion/contraction in that ampitheatre locked the rock down tight on those micronuts. Presumably they fell out the next day, unfortunately my time was up.
I always carry a small ball-peen hammer on clean aid routes. On sandstone inparticular a light tap does far less damage to the rock than more traditional methods (yanking on it) of removing embedded stoppers.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Feb 20, 2010 - 09:16am PT
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I find it interesting the same thing happend to you on the same route Slabby D. That thin crack is alive.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Feb 20, 2010 - 11:13am PT
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Cool, just saw the news been away from the forum for a couple of days Sweet.
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rick d
climber
ol pueblo, az
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Feb 20, 2010 - 01:28pm PT
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just a reminder to all, I am the gimp of swoop gimp.
I placed maybe 3 clean pieces on the FA of the second pitch but about 27 LA's (back cleaning).
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Dutch
Trad climber
pdx
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Feb 21, 2010 - 06:16pm PT
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I'd like to get put on the list and am willing to pay up front.
Thanks
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Feb 21, 2010 - 09:25pm PT
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cross posted from http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=853495:
OK, the first and possibly only run of these hammers is for 250 heads. Given various issues with manufacture, there may be as few as 238 hammers...
right now, I have confirmed interest for 130 hammers, with a possible max interest in 206 hammers. There are people who have not previously shown interest that are now.
SO at some point we may actually run out of hammers... those who have not responded (see the list above) with their desire for some number of hammers should do so or risk someone else responding and getting in line ahead of them...
if you send email to me by whatever means always make sure to include your SuperTopo name, which is how my list is driven... while I know a lot of you, I don't know all of you.
You can also respond here, but I'd like to have your email to ease in communication. My mass emailings use a "bcc:" list so I'm the only one who can associate your email to your name to your SuperTopo avatar.
ONE MORE TIME: IF YOU ARE ON THE "HAVEN'T REPLIED" LIST PLEASE RESPOND OR RISK MISSING OUT ON THIS HAMMER
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