General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
Relative friction	1-Jun-2005 At 3:15:11 AM	jmgh
Message
On 31/05/2005 littlejames wrote: >To the guys in the UK, I'll say it for you: gritstone has, by far and away, >the most amazing friction of any rock I've climbed on. Well, since you invite a UK perspective, Gabbro has the best friction :- it's black and rough as guts .The Cuillins of Skye are made of it, along with a couple of other outcroppings elsewhere. Easily the worst friction is slate, it's like climbing, well, slate really. And, for those who've experienced it, here's a phrase to get you remembering "polished limestone "

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