When it comes to climbing I’m a total wimp. I hate falling and will resort to most things to avoid it. However I realise that if I’m going to push myself then the occasional plummet earthwards is inevitable. When climbing at my limit, I’m always searching for gear, working on the theory that when I [...]
Wild Country Superlight Rocks 1 - 6 by Tom Ripley
When it comes to climbing I'm a total wimp. I hate falling and will resort to most things to aviod it. However I realise that if I'm going to push myself then the occasional plummet earthwards is inevitable. Extra text here.
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When it comes to climbing I'm a total wimp. I hate falling and will resort to most things to aviod it. However I realise that if I'm going to push myself then the occasional plummet earthwards is inevitable.
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When it comes to climbing I'm a total wimp. I hate falling and will resort to most things to aviod it. However I realise that if I'm going to push myself then the occasional plummet earthwards is inevitable.
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Wild Country Superlight Rocks 1 – 6
May 3rd, 2009Black Diamond Ovalwire Karabiner
May 3rd, 2009If you search, racking karabiner on any climbing forum you will come up with literally hundreds of threads jam packed with climbers’ opinions on which krab is best. A racking karabiner is a ‘biner that you use to hold all your wire nuts, or any type of protection, on your harness. Often oval shaped karabiners are slagged off as useless, with several half witted excuses thrown in as justifications. If these people are anything like me they probably haven’t even used said karabiner and like me have thought, “A symmetrical ‘biner will never work out. Which way up it is? I’ll probably drop all my wires.”
Black Diamond Recator Ice Tools
May 3rd, 2009Throughout the last year I’ve used the Black Diamond Reactors for most aspects of winter climbing. I’ve given them a fair bit of hammering and am yet to break them. Below is a brief overview of how the axes performed in different aspects of winter climbing.
Scarpa Omega Plastic Boots
April 17th, 2009by Tom Ripley Buying boots is a long and boring process and can be a real pain in the ass. However for winter and alpine climbing, where you are on your feet for in excess of twelve hours, it is essential that one’s foot is well supported for one to be able to move around [...]
DMM Phantom Karabiner
April 16th, 2009By Tom Ripley When I first received a DMM Phantom karabiner, over two years ago, I was initially rather concerned. DMM had gone too far this time, saving weight by making karabiners out of plastic. Quickly I came to my senses, realizing that those magic machines that lurk inside DMM’s Llanberis factory had used hot [...]