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Scary! Maybe I'll rappel in. Aussie rappel. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Does rc.com have a bablefish type translator? See my post above for explaining a rating system. To "Flash" something is to climb the route on the first try. My guess he's being modest about his climbing abilities. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Smack My Bitch up by Prodigy? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

WTF is a 5.8-10?!? Are we talking BSR's or is this some type of rock climbing richter scale like classes for a river's rapids? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, in the US it's called the Yosemite Decimal System. it has 5 classes. (The first number indicates steepness) It actually has 6, but I don't want to have to explain it, and it's not really relevant for beginners anyway. 1-Trail Hiking 2- Hiking over rough ground, whihc may include the use of hands for stability 3 Scarmbling that requires the use of hands and careful foot placement 4-Scrambling over steep and exposed terrain where climbing difficulty is relaivetly easy but a long fall would result in injury because of exposure. 5- Climbing on steep and exposed terrain where a fall would defiantely result in injury or death. Only the hands and feet are used for upward progess, no direct or artificial aid is employed The second number indicates the difficultly rating. This rating comes from the route's hardest move, not the whole climb in general. so a route may be easier or harder then actually rated. It ranges from 0 to 15 (so far). Also because ratings are not absolute, you can add a +/- to show that the rating may be slightly easier/harder then the "average" and becaue the rating may be unclear or still being agreed on.. Also for ratings 10 and above, you can add a/b/c to indicate different classes of difficulty. Most first time climbers can climb a 5.5-5.6 easily because the hand/footholds are large and easy to grab, as you go up in difficulty, the holds get smaller or more difficult moves such as foot/hand jams (just like what it sounds like) are required, or the the holds are very small and require skill and good technique to complete the route. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trad climbing? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trad= Traditional, one of disciplines of rock climbing, there is a debate between people who do trad versus sport (like RW vs FF in skydiving). Trad is basically not using pre-positioned bolts to climb a wall. They use small devices called cams, among other things to climb a wall (If you've seen Vertical limit, you've seen cams in the movie) They're small spring loaded hand held devices that you compress and put in holes or cracks in the rock to attach your rope to, so you have some protection if you fall. Sport climbing uses pre postioned bolts (small o-shaped rings) pre-drilled into the rock, you use other equipment to climb this way, mainly quickdraws, which is two caribeiners which are connected by a piece of webbing. One of the "beiners" is connected to the bolt, then you attach your rope and it can hold you if you fall. You repeat until you reach the top of the route. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belaying -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In general, all sport climbing (with ropes) is done in pairs. One guy climbs while the the other is the belayer. He is your rope anchor. While one climbs, the other feeds the rope and controls the amount of slack in the rope at any time. If you fall, he can catch you because he is attached to the other end of the rope, and also lowers you as well when you are finished. Very important person...you have to be able to trust that belayer, your life is literally in his hands. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but it is a big responsibility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Rack? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You carry all your equipment on a sling around your shoulders or on your harness. We call that a rack. Example. I have a full rack of trad gear. Translation: I have a full complement of traditional gear (cams, nuts, etc) with me. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Where are you planning to go? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

How much? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

What about penguins? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Hey, I'm close to you, I'm in Panama City! "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Ouch that's harsh...no warning at all. Where do you live again? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

For all Rock climbing "whuffos" Basics of Rock Climbing....http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=739743#739743 Go here...I wrote this awhile back for the dz.com Eloy Holiday Boogie. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

I was about to suggest this myself. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

I thank all the dz.commers who I can call my friends...and to Sangiro for building this great site. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Who's who in the pictures? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

bump.. Good morning, even if it is a Monday!

Morning to everyone!

I sleep with my eyes open. (This has been witnessed by people at the dz) Does that count? But I can sleep anytime, anywhere. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Everything's bigger in Texas! Louisiana gets a Cat 4 and the Texans have to one-up 'em . Be careful y'all. Yeah, the biggest cat 5 ever seen. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Hey Dave! Congrats to you and Morgan.

Happy birthday!

Very Nice! Made in the finest prisons in America! "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Is that before the booze kicks in? "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

yeah, I forgot about "(Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.)"

Blue 1S = "Blue Ones" "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

Prepheckt steps away slowly "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes

And chocolate right? I have yet to meet a woman who does not adore it. "Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes