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30-Mar-2004 10:18:54 AM
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We've all thought about rock magnets, or anti-gravity belts (well at least I have) or even a little counter on belay devices that measures the amount of rope payed out.
What would people like to see out there, gadget wise..?
(I think I'll make gadget my word for the day..)
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30-Mar-2004 11:06:19 AM
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No
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30-Mar-2004 11:06:48 AM
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a blow up belay slave, or maybe a crashmat that moves itself under you (so its always in the right position)
of course, the more primitive our rack is, the more room there is for adventure....
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30-Mar-2004 11:27:17 AM
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auto ascenders that also carry my heavy bolting bag up the wall with me!
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30-Mar-2004 11:36:59 AM
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I always thought that 'dehydrated' water crystals would be cool (not just for climbing).... some funky crystals/powder of some sort that you can add a teaspoon of water & get 2 litres (or whatever).
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30-Mar-2004 12:11:24 PM
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A clone that I could send to work in my place would be fine by me. That oughta free up a few extra days to get away here and there.
And maybe a licence to print money . . .
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30-Mar-2004 12:52:13 PM
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hehe
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31-Mar-2004 11:59:04 AM
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would the crystals work with beer?
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31-Mar-2004 3:19:16 PM
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a tarp that sticks to rock and you shoot it from the bottom out of a gun thingy so you can climb in the rain no probs. it sticks out too with side bits
oh yeh it also sticks to trees and its quite intelligent as it can sense wind direction and will tension accordingly. ;-)
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31-Mar-2004 5:41:53 PM
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Neil, how about a bolting gun, ala Sly Stallone in Cliffhanger. The rangers wouldn't have enough time get to you if they heard you. If you did it on abseil, it would take about 1 minute...
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31-Mar-2004 6:10:07 PM
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I don't know what you are talking about Tim. I think you may have me confused with someone else....
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31-Mar-2004 7:24:55 PM
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Yeah he looks nothing like Stallone.
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31-Mar-2004 9:28:06 PM
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Self-adhesive bolt plates.
Peel, stick, clip, climb.
then your second comes along, sprays the solvent on, and removes the plate. Imagine it - no more environmental impact, but pro wherever you want it. Not ethical for use on Lindorff routes, though.
tim
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31-Mar-2004 9:32:44 PM
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anti gravity boots and cape would do me fine...
gravity and i have a long standing disagreement :(
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31-Mar-2004 10:20:03 PM
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how about an automated free-fall sensing air bag thing? sort of based on the way the mars landers work. you free solo, and if it all goes wrong and you start hurtling earthwards, the airbags pop out and you bounce away to safety. hey if it works falling from orbit surely it'd work 50m off the deck ;)
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31-Mar-2004 10:23:31 PM
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maybe its the jim beam talking, but that sounds like fun...
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1-Apr-2004 8:22:43 AM
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On 31/03/2004 anthonyk wrote:
>how about an automated free-fall sensing air bag thing?
hey if it works falling from orbit surely it'd work 50m off
>the deck ;)
unfortunately it only works from 60 m off the deck, many hamsters died as a result of testing, and the government has now introduced laws to stop the testing of airbags with
hamsters
;-)
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1-Apr-2004 2:27:57 PM
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I gotta get one of these :)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3669175424&category=16044
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1-Apr-2004 2:55:57 PM
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nice.. "its a ninja warrior necessity" ;-)
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1-Apr-2004 9:46:25 PM
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On 1/04/2004 matty wrote:
>I gotta get one of these :)
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>http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3669175424&category=16044
It for sale at pendle Hill, lotta new mutli story apartments going up there, now wonder what they are using the for? Had a mate that was living there for 6 months on the third floor, got broken into twice....always wondered how they did it..now I know.
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