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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jul 18, 2016 - 06:55pm PT
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Socialclimber
irregardless
LOL!
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jul 18, 2016 - 07:51pm PT
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No worry. Hey climb what, with, how, and whoever you want.
I just don't want to carry all that line. I think I'll just start putting in my own bolt stations in at 45m. We can have bolt stations at 45, 50, 60, 70, and 80m and then everybody can use the bolt station that works best for the length of rope they like to use!
No big deal, do what you want, and everyone is happy!
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jul 18, 2016 - 08:59pm PT
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Now getting to the heart of the matter.....
Down or synthetic?
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jul 18, 2016 - 09:14pm PT
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Between getting down or getting synthetic, you definitely want to get down!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jul 19, 2016 - 12:21am PT
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nope all rope guns gotta turn in their 80's and 100's. All high caps are illegal as of the new year.
luckily very few here will be affected
edit
Putting up new routes with
60 or 70 meter ropes is selfish and thoughtless
vvvv drama much? 60m for sure is pretty well established
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pinckbrown
Trad climber
Woodfords, CA
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Jul 19, 2016 - 05:51am PT
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50 meters is plenty. Putting up new routes with
60 or 70 meter ropes is selfish and thoughtless.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jul 19, 2016 - 02:24pm PT
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good one. I used to do the beer bottle with the teeth trick too then I broke my tooth one time
vvvvvv Ha! I switched to striking it open against the edge of a table with the back of my hand which turned out to be a better stunt anyway
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jul 19, 2016 - 02:26pm PT
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It took me chipping my teeth twice to give up that habit!
I'm a slow learner.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jul 19, 2016 - 03:07pm PT
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Just tie two 40 meter gym ropes together.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 19, 2016 - 07:10pm PT
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Just tie two 40 meter gym ropes together.
is top-roping with two ropes tied together advisable? I'd do it if I had to, but I wouldn't be too happy about it.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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Jul 19, 2016 - 07:37pm PT
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pretty common although it comes with special considerations
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Jul 19, 2016 - 10:53pm PT
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Lots of climbs out there where you need 70 meters to get down with one rope.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2016 - 11:26pm PT
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In other news, mgear has some cords on sale, 60, 70 and 'others'
Saw a 30 or 35 meter 8.0 diameter today. So weird. Pretty sure I need glasses or something.
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RW climber
Trad climber
New Bedford, MA
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Jul 21, 2016 - 08:07am PT
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I sell ropes, and only own 60M lengths. As of yet(7 years of climbing) I haven't needed a 70M or greater, NOT that there's anything wrong with them ; )
Climbed in Red Rocks for the 1st time this April...loved it. A couple of 1st pitches required a 70M to rap off of, I just opted to do the 2nd pitches of those routes, and do a 'backside' rap off of them. Yes it took a while, and I might have missed the opportunity to do another pitch or two, but most of my climbing(in the Northeast) doesn't require a longer rope(hasn't to date), so buying one(even at my discount) for the odd application, hasn't made sense yet...
My GF 'allows' me to carry the ropes and trad gear into the crag, so the additional weight burden is unappealing to me.
Like so many things in life...if the demand is there(we stock some 70 and 80M) the manufacturers will make them, and the climbers will buy.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jul 21, 2016 - 01:43pm PT
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WTF
I had enough trouble keeping 50 meters from tangling, can't image dealing with 80 meters.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Jul 21, 2016 - 04:28pm PT
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Yeah, but... habit. Tradition!
rope all over my goddam lawn....
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 21, 2016 - 05:15pm PT
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ice climbing. 70 m is fo'sho the new standard. unless you want to spend the afternoon building two-screw anchors
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 21, 2016 - 05:24pm PT
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Most here only remember ropes measured in feet and composed of organic fibers when all phones were rotary and your black and white TV got three channels if the antenna on the chimney was positioned correctly.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Ashland, Oregon
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Jul 21, 2016 - 05:28pm PT
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Thankfully, gone are the days of 10+ mm ropes for most applications...
For a guy like me that can go over 200 a bit, I'll take my 10.1mm marathon any day over that skinny stuff!
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