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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Feb 21, 2013 - 01:56pm PT
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Fish double for Life.
On another note, I was in the Manure pile parking lot AFTER that team of spaniards finished the nose with those Blue Cots shown above!
Man, they were beat, snowstorm at the top, ran out of water, girl member was climbing in those Keen sandals...With tape! GANGSTER
So proud, I got em hammered on SNP, ICE COLD.
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Beautiful_Corn
Big Wall climber
Brooklyn Park, MD
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:50pm PT
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Runout Customs is definitely my go-to for big wall stuff. Luke's customer service is top notch and his sewing work is fantastic. Nice looking ledge there.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 18, 2015 - 02:31pm PT
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Great question. Would be great to have some super light ledges on market.
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Fish_Products
Big Wall climber
FishProducts.com
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Mar 18, 2015 - 04:06pm PT
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ChrisMac wrote: Now that carbon fiber is becoming cheaper... anyone working on replacing the aluminum tubes in portaledges with carbon fiber ones?
Tsk tsk... you should know better. Not all ledges use aluminum tubing:
http://fishproducts.com/catalog/portaledges.html
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 18, 2015 - 05:42pm PT
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5th Season = EPIC
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Mar 18, 2015 - 07:38pm PT
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I ask because the town I live in is known as, 'the city of 5 seasons', the 5th being 'time to enjoy'.
I would think any ledge should do that. Provide comfort and time to enjoy, but EPIC, now that's good too.
Sorry for the drift. Carry on
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Jones in LA
Mountain climber
Tarzana, California
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Mar 19, 2015 - 10:11am PT
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Here's yet another concept: the slackline tent. The promo video shows it hanging on a rock face, but the three-point suspension requirement will severely limit its wall-climbing suitability, me thinks.
Rich Jones
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Mar 19, 2015 - 11:32am PT
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That therma-a-rest cot looks like a cool fair-weather ledge.
It also looks like a foul-weather deathtrap.
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Flip Flop
climber
salad bowl, california
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Mar 19, 2015 - 08:25pm PT
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Chris, you can have my idea. Why not a carbon fiber rocket box. A haulable ledge. Openable with everything racked inside. Clamshell for 2 with a tent or closed solo for a 4 season hard shell bivy.
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Jones in LA
Mountain climber
Tarzana, California
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Mar 20, 2015 - 08:13am PT
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^^^ An idea centuries ahead of its time...
RIP Spock
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 20, 2015 - 08:32am PT
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Using carbon fiber in the ledge supports is probably real expensive?
The poles are always banging against the rock somewhere during an ascent.
Are these carbon fiber poles going to stand up to the abuse of big walling at the price they are going?
Where do people get all the money to buy these Rolls Royce expensive climbing components and gear?
Climbers must all be rich people these days with the nice cars they're driving and the gear they have .......?
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Jon H
Trad climber
Teaneck, NJ
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Mar 20, 2015 - 12:07pm PT
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CF ledge poles will probably be fairly durable. Think of the BD Cobra ice axes. Their in-house durability test consists of beating the axe over a curb until failure. I seem to recall hearing that it was a 2-person job because the first guy got tired and ran out of steam before he could finish beating the axe to death.
As far as where they're getting the money... climbing is no longer a fringe activity. Lots of engineers, software developers, etc are drawn to climbing. Hell, Google has climbing walls in many of their offices. Look at the parking lot of any climbing gym in a "wealthy" area. Way more Audis and Volvos than cragging wagons. Climbing is a full on yuppie sport now.
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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Mar 20, 2015 - 01:52pm PT
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My handlebar on my mtn bike is carbon fiber. . . So I don't think durability is an issue. Cost for a carbon handlebar is around double than for a lightweight aluminum bar.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 20, 2015 - 02:10pm PT
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My handlebar on my mtn bike is carbon fiber.
But you're not dragging it up a wall by short fixing the ledge up to be used after each haul again.
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FTOR
Sport climber
CA
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Mar 20, 2015 - 02:23pm PT
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the couple of places my mtb frame has touched rock have resulted in chipping. carbon fiber is essentially plastic so you would have to protect its surface where it might come into contact with rock. not sure this would be the best choice for a ledge frame especially one that would come in at a significantly higher price.
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