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Gear freaks 28-Aug-2009 At 3:10:49 PM adrian

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On 28/08/2009 mattjr wrote:
>On 28/08/2009 cruze wrote:
>>On 28/08/2009 egosan wrote:
>>>So at hardrock CBD tonight, I saw a climber wearing a head lamp. I
>only
>>>top rope so I have
>>>to take the word of the climbing instructor who said that many lead
>climbers
>>>like to more
>>>fully simulate climbing on real rock by wearing the stuff they would
>>actually
>>>wear outside. I
>>>have to admit that it looked pretty fruity. Especially since the leader
>>>put the head lamp on
>>>after he had chalked his hands. I wonder what he was training for.
>
>>The
>>>route was only a 23
>>>but he spent 30 minutes at a stance 3/4 of the way up. Mattjr was there,
>>>maybe he would
>>>like to comment.
>>Sounds like he was pushing himself. Good on him.
>
>Yes, good on him... perhaps it could have been the fact that he was climbing
>on a section of wall that was in a lighting dead spot. And from memory
>I think the route he was climbing was purple(alongside a black and grey
>route)??

Yes it was a lighting dead spot, but seriously? Maybe I'm just still upset about him temporarily blinding me by looking straight at me when I climbed past him...