| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| static vs. dynamic | 11/17/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: What kind of rope would I want for an indoor top rope situation, a static or dynamic rope.
A: Dynamic. Dynamic ropes stretch a bit and allow for safer falls. The ropes because of the stretch are ...
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| Still a nice age to start??? | 11/14/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: I am a 30 year old young woman from Portugal, i ve been practising some trekking and running for 7 ...
A: I too am Portugues. My grandparents immigrated to the United States for Madiera around 1910. I do ...
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| mountaineering | 11/4/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: Hey Jeff, i want to take mountaineering as a profession or career. so as an expertise will you tell ...
A: Gaurav, It is impossible for me to tell you the earning potential of this career. Like any other ...
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| Fun Pinnacles Routes | 10/10/2008 | Robert Walton |
Q: I have been climbing in The Pinnacles several times and have led Portent, Rat Race, the First ...
A: Before I mention a few more climbs, allow me to share a secret: a key technique to succeeding on ...
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| Fun Pinnacles Routes | 10/10/2008 | Robert Walton |
Q: I have been climbing in The Pinnacles several times and have led Portent, Rat Race, the First ...
A: Jamming is tough to come by at Pinnacles. There are a couple of routes over in the Yaks area which ...
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| kid+dad looking to transition from gym to rock | 10/7/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: My five-year-old daughter is a beast of a climber on plastic. She is very comfortable doing 5.7/5.8 ...
A: David, I am in the East Bay and am not too familiar with things on the Pennisula. Perhaps someone at ...
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| Kids route | 9/28/2008 | Robert Walton |
Q: I am usually climbing on the East Side of Pinnacles with my buddies. My kids are getting old ...
A: John Cochrane put up a route for his daughters to learn on. Its name escapes me right now (and I'm ...
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| tenaya peak NW butress | 8/29/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: We are going to visit Yosemite for the first time in late Sept to early Oct. I read several ascent ...
A: Pauline, Here is a link to Supertopo.com and some listed climbs with ratings and some beta. I have ...
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| tenaya peak NW butress | 8/27/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: We are going to visit Yosemite for the first time in late Sept to early Oct. I read several ascent ...
A: Pauline, Below is a description of the descent. It seems pretty straight forward, hike off the back ...
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| Cochise Stonghold | 8/25/2008 | Jeff Fassett |
Q: Are there other multipitch bolted routes in the 5.8 to 5.9+ range like Ewephoria at Cochise ...
A: Joe, Yeah, lot's of new routes going in on the Sheepshead in that range, however, not completely ...
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| Retiring Climbing Ropes | 8/23/2008 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: I know that everyone is saying that there is no definate formual for retiring ropes. I manage a camp ...
A: Cathi, I'm afraid your first statement is correct, there is no defined formula. This is because ...
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| Rope and Belay Breakage | 5/29/2008 | Robert Walton |
Q: I am doing a piece of work and I am required to find cases where the belay device or the rope has ...
A: The most notorious example of a rope breaking during a fall came during the first ascent of the ...
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| Rope and Belay Breakage in Rock Climbing | 5/29/2008 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: I am doing a piece of work and I am required to find cases where the belay device or the rope has ...
A: I personally have never experienced this. The only incident that I can think of was involving a ...
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| rock climbing gear | 5/19/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: Is there a right way and or a wrong way to store your cams or friends after you have used them for ...
A: Generally heir is not a right and wrong way. However, If your cams have nylon (plastic) sleeves over ...
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| Climbing | 4/9/2008 | Robert Walton |
Q: What is the oldest recorded age of a rock climber?...I know of a gent who..is a few months shy of ...
A: I can offer personal knowledge only. I'm unaware of any official records in the age department as ...
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| too unfit to climb? | 3/9/2008 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: i've been invited to climb (indoors) by a very cute guy, but i'm mid-30s & pretty unfit in a cardio ...
A: Well, the good thing is that climbing accommodates participants of every level. You shouldn't feel ...
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| Ropes/Techniques | 2/6/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: Hey Jeff, Aside from some indoor climbing and a few days of rappelling with the military I know ...
A: Anthony, Welcome to the community of climbing and I'm glad your asking questions it will make your ...
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| hiii | 1/23/2008 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: hows it hanging? i'm in school and i wonderd if you could tell me and my pal greg what the rules are ...
A: Lexy, There are no specific rules to climbing. There are ways to maximize safety and techniques to ...
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| solo climbing | 11/29/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: Jeff, I've been lead climbing off and on (mainly off) for several years. My problem is there's no ...
A: William, You are facing the same problem we all face. I am often in the same position as you. As I ...
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| Never used old rope | 11/25/2007 | Jeff Fassett |
Q: I recently purchased some used gear - carabiners, harness, shoes, chalk bags, webbing and the guy ...
A: Bruce, I don't thing it's a good idea to use any soft goods without knowing the history of the ...
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| Mount Everest... | 11/9/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: On Discovery Channel I saw a group of climbers walk by a dead body on Mt. Everest. The body was in ...
A: You must understand that the closest I've ever been to Everest is San Francisco. I was once asked ...
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| climbing | 10/16/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: how many people actually complete witness the fitness?
A: This is from Wikepedia. There is a mjor article and interview with Chris Sharma in this months ...
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| Qualification | 10/10/2007 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: What type of qualifications are needed to become a climbing instructor? I'm curious and thinking of ...
A: To my knowledge, there is no government mandated certifications. There are organizations such as ...
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| no clue what this means | 10/4/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: a friend of mine asked me, just to test my knowledge cause he obviously knows, what BARK means in ...
A: Ther is a BRAK Canyon in Arizona that has seen some climbing activity. There is an adventure race ...
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| rock climbing | 9/29/2007 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: I was wondering if there are any quality climbing areas close to Chicago? thanks Nick
A: First, I'm very sorry for the delayed response. The answer depends on what type of climbing your ...
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| multi pich climbing | 9/24/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: So, i've been lead climbing single pitch sport climbs now for about 9 months I'm pretty good at it. ...
A: By sport climbing, I assume you mean that the climbs are bolted and no or few pieces of trad gear ...
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| Rock Climbing injury | 9/19/2007 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: My husband was rock climbing indoors at a gym and the harness broke, he fell approx 30 feet causing ...
A: Niki, Not to make light of your situation, but this sounds like a prank. I personally have NEVER ...
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| re: Climbing in Topeka? | 9/16/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: I recently moved to Ks. in Dec. 2007 from Oregon and found a job supervising an indoor wall, I saw ...
A: I'm here in California and not aware of resources available in Kansas. I have two suggestions for ...
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| BOULDERING | 9/15/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: YOU SAY BOULDERING IS RATED ON THE V SCALE. WHAT ABOUT JOHN GILL? HE HAD TO FORMULATE HIS OWN SCALE ...
A: My Understanding is that the B system was developed in Britan and evolved into the V ratings in the ...
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| Rock Climbing Classes | 7/26/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: I red through one of you explanations about the various classes in Rock climbing and I am totally ...
A: Climbing is a great sport, but it entails obvious risks. It's best to find good instruction and ...
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| retirement | 7/18/2007 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: when do you retire a rope, what guidelines do you use
A: I honestly think you'll know when it's time to retire a rope based on the look and feel. Here is ...
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| Pinnacles "Bill's Bad Bolts" | 4/5/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: Tomorrow I'll be up on one of your routes on Machete, "Bill's Bad Bolts." I would be grateful if ...
A: I just returned from the Valley this afternoon, so I hope this message reaches you in time. As ...
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| zRf=4; | 3/12/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: I have never rock climed is it hard to do?
A: The answer is yes and no. Yes it is hard if you step up and try to do it without any instruction. ...
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| rock climbing | 2/27/2007 | Jeff Fassett |
Q: I need a rock climbing expert in s case I have. I am a lawyer in nj and PA. Would you be willing to ...
A: John, I would be willing to discus the details with you, however, if your case is a climbing ...
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| exciting and challenging in wall/rock climbing | 2/17/2007 | Robert Walton |
Q: Good day... May you sent me sort of introduction bout wall/rock climbing. Thanks!Hi! good day. I ...
A: Here are four websites which may help. The first is a short article about the sport. The others ...
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| Mountaineering (?) | 1/11/2007 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: I am writing a story and ran into a question that I cannot find an answer to. At this part of the ...
A: Unfortunatley, I do not have an abundance of experience in mountaineering. However, I can tell you ...
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| gf | 1/9/2007 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: I am goin to be starting climing in school but i dont know how, how would i do it?
A: Tiffany, I assume that if you are going to be climbing in school they will be offering instruction. ...
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| Starting out | 12/6/2006 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: Hey Jeff. I have been thinking about taking up climbing and was wondering where to begin. Also, just ...
A: I've never climbed Everest, I'm more of a rockclimber than a mountaineer. I would suggest going to ...
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| Mount Everest | 11/22/2006 | Nicholas Bridgeland |
Q: Our local theater keeps showing a commerical for the Discovery Channel about Mount Everest. I was ...
A: The mountain is acutally growing. It is the highest mountain in the world and is currently ...
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| rock climbing | 11/16/2006 | Jeff Vargen |
Q: i am doing a project for gcse btec at my school.i can't find a good website where i can find the ...
A: Rock climbing does not have any real rules. Indoor climbing gyms may have their own set of rules ...
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