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mareko
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Mar 21, 2013 - 03:58pm PT
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I love my SP. We've been out many times! Its great to have the freedom to do your own thing. The climbing is a lot more intense since you can't ask your partner for beta, slack or just vent. And that's why our SP's are amazing partners.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 21, 2013 - 04:02pm PT
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Nice shots!!
That's a ton of loops Norwegian!
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Mar 21, 2013 - 04:10pm PT
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Slabby D: Why don't you use two lockers?
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Norwegian
Trad climber
the tip of god's middle finger
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Mar 21, 2013 - 10:11pm PT
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slabby d you deserve a cyber slap
put another locker in your critical path.
come on the instructions read so,
and they offer clear and concise direction.
plus it keeps the ears pinned
and thus no, never any, maybe some, perhaps a little
mishaps will ensue.
come on, please.
one more locker.
you can and will do it.
cheers to you, patron of silence.
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Laine
Trad climber
Reno, NV
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Mar 22, 2013 - 12:40am PT
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The Silent Partner is great for solo leading. I prefer the rope in the backpack with knots method over the long loops. The pulley works smoothly while climbing. however I've never had as smooth action on TR. the thing loves to lock up on me and forces me the feed it thru the device. Worth the investment hands down
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Slabby D
Trad climber
B'ham WA
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Mar 22, 2013 - 01:01am PT
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Ouch! That kinda hurt.
I use one of these strong carabiners. 32kn/15kn strength. I even clip it to my belay loop! I'm gonna die....except for that backup loop. I never liked the crossloading you'd end up with clipping biners through your harness loops. Norwegian has a reasonable point about keeping the ears aligned but damnit if I don't keep doing it....anyway who claimed any of this was safe....
FWIW there is a dude on this site with more solo pitches than the rest of us combined who rigged his SP in a similar manner.....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 22, 2013 - 01:07am PT
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Why don't you use two lockers?
One's worthless.
Endless repetition of nothing yadayadahahahaha.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2013 - 11:28pm PT
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Has anyone else been having fun with their SP lately???
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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May 13, 2013 - 11:44pm PT
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After Iron Hawk last spring I sort of swore off big wall soloing but I've recently begun to fantasize fondly about it again. I'm pretty sure I'll solo at least one more El Cap route.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - May 13, 2013 - 11:47pm PT
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Right on Mark good for you!
I'm hoping to pop my el cap solo cherry this year...won't be quite as hard as Iron Hawk though.
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hillrat
Trad climber
reno, nv
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May 14, 2013 - 01:21pm PT
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Bump.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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May 14, 2013 - 01:35pm PT
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I got a SP last year and love it for days that I don't have a real partner.
Ya there is a bit of frigging around but it beats not climbing.
I gave up free soloing years ago when I became a dad.
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Kevin DeWeese is the name, I live wherever I am.
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drapnea
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Got out last week and put 10-15 pitches on my SP in Moab/San Rafael Swell. No pictures but had fun.
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Febs
Trad climber
Northern Italy
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Jul 15, 2014 - 03:36pm PT
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I LOVE this fucing bulky red thing. I get excited every time I see it around the house, not to mention when I use it (which happens quite seldom actually, because whilst I love to climb alone, I really hate to DRIVE all alone).
I guess you have seen more orthodox belays than this, but it worked good.
Starting. I am a fatass, I know.
*
Rappeling back to the ground with ease
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Typewriters and Ledges
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Jul 16, 2014 - 03:45pm PT
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 16, 2014 - 06:12pm PT
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this thread is officially awesome
great post by febs; I totally relate to admiring my red SP
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Gerg
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jul 17, 2014 - 08:43am PT
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hey ekat,
i bought mine, the purple one, in about 1999. I talked on the phone to WREN, someone then in L.A. who designed guitars too, was that you?!
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Gerg
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jul 17, 2014 - 08:52am PT
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^^ awesome, neat to reconnect :)
I talked to a guy, maybe this Blanchard fellow?
Anyway still works beautiful, thanks for creating it!
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overwatch
climber
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Jul 18, 2014 - 01:31pm PT
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Bumping this cool thread with a question. I saw a thread or someones' blog where they wrapped the biner with the rope to rebelay as opposed to cloving or using a friction knot to hold the rope weight. Anyone ever try this? Any draw backs other than the two strands rubbing against each other during a fall?
In case wrapping isn't clear, I mean clipping the rope then wrapping it around the biner and clipping it again so that there are two side by side strands"inside"the biner.
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