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Trad Climb??? 20-May-2003 At 11:45:42 AM eddym

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Oh shit! I've put this note in the wrong section... sorry about that - I was in a rush last night.

The gear actually looks good. Interesting that you are prepared to say it's shit while never actually seeing it. It is not aid gear and there are no pegs. It would probably be more informative for me if someone could respond who has actually seen the route and the gear I am talking about. Like, close...

Thanks for your concern about my safety and decision making though. I look forward to the next well informed lecture.

You can write gear off from the ground? Not bad. Especially considering how dark the crack is where the gear on Trojan is. I had to stick my face right in there and look at the gear from inches away before determining it's quality. But hey, what would I know, I've only actually climbed the route. Perhaps you could produce an article to explain to the rest of us how to determine the quality of fixed gear on routes from the ground. I'm guessing I'm going to need to add some reasonably good quality binoculars to my gear bag...(just joking).

Interestingly, the top piece (a hex with cord) has a shackle on it that seems to be set up to allow people to clean the pitch themselves without needing to second it. Don't know for sure. Would be a nasty pendulum if it pulled.

Sorry again about putting this in the wrong section. I'm new to this. We can move this over to the appropriate section if you like. Don't know how...

Cheers...