General Climbing Discussion

Author	Havachatwithhexy...
IdratherbeclimbingM9 24-Jan-2005 10:53:29 AM	On 24/01/2005 HEX wrote: >hehehe ! --- now what WAS mikl pointing at before the woozers spun-out LOL The sunlightshiningfrombaxtas(readtheTshirt)hole? :-p
HEX 24-Jan-2005 1:08:10 PM	Interesting anal...ysis :-p
HEX 24-Jan-2005 1:38:22 PM	----------------------------- gfdonc 21/01/2005 >OK here's my $0.02. >4 etriers. >You need two on each piece so you can stand up with both feet evenly on your top >piece while reaching up for the next placement. Standing on one foot and trying to >place another wire is no fun. Geddit?... Also important to put 2 ets on ONE carabina, to avoid ' crowding ' of the carabiner that is clipped to the aid-point --- if each et has itz own carabina, then a terror-fying!!! jolt can occur when ya step-up, and weigh the aid-placement ... Yaknowwha'Imean?... Luv HEX & Jeff Little ... -----------------------------------
IdratherbeclimbingM9 24-Jan-2005 1:57:37 PM	On 24/01/2005 HEX wrote: >if each et has itz own carabina, then a terror-fying!!! jolt can occur when ya step-up, and weigh the aid-placement ... The dreaded 'biner shift' responsible for fouling many a rookies pants is an endemic part of the game! Although I use two sets of 2 etts arranged as you suggest, krab shift still occurs from time to time. I actually think I am used to it now; ... though a number 5 camalot skidding an inch lower than originally placed due to mank in the crack still gets my heart-rate going! gfdonc said >Standing on one foot and trying to place another wire is no fun. Geddit?... The #5 camalot placement that skidded was my best (and most enjoyable) move on the pitch. Was leapfrogging it with a #4.5 and was doing a half free/aid move by topstepping a single foot in the lower ett (with same foot in the offwidth), while the other was free-flagged on the face; at the same time armbar hold in the offwidth (one handed) and with my free hand placing the #5 (with 2nd set of etts pre-attached) as high as I could. I knew the moss was there, ... and scratched the cam around to seat it through the moss, but when I committed to it, it skidded anyway! I agree though that generally having different feet heights in uneven ett steps is a proverbial and (literal!) pain.
HEX 24-Jan-2005 2:15:00 PM	Aussie girls can stand to pee January 20, 2005 From: AAP '...WOMEN, rejoice! One of the last bastions of gender inequality is about to be banished and with it the long, long line for the ladies' loos. And while it might not be every gal's cup of tea, the organisers of this year's Big Day Out concert in Melbourne reckon the girls-only urinal will get a standing ovation. The Shee Pee, as its affectionately known in Europe, will make its Australian debut at this year's Melbourne event in a bid to cut loo queues and offer women a more hygienic option to conventional toilets. And while organisers agree it might take some a little practice, they believe women will quickly adapt to the idea of peeing while standing. "After the huge success of the female-only urinals at the Glastonbury music festival in Britain last year, we thought it was definitely a service that women at the Big Day Out in Melbourne would really appreciate," Big Day Out promoter Vivian Lees said. The Shee Pees concept works thanks to a disposable, leak-proof paper funnel which gives women the freedom to stand. The funnels can also be used to avoid sitting on conventional toilets, which will also be provided at Melbourne's Big Day Out. The funnels, called P-Mates, are distributed in Australia by Small World Enterprises. Company spokesman Kees de Jong said it was "simple to use" with pants, skirts and dresses, however P-Mate hostesses would be on hand to offer guidance where it was needed. "The P-Mate is a convenient, hygienic, discreet solution to the long queues and other problematic circumstances which confront women...' Like dying for a slash while standing in ets ? ...
Breezy 24-Jan-2005 2:27:49 PM	I saw the above article in the paper over the weekend or late last week. I dont think i stopped laughing for a day or two. So when do the guys get a squat-a-loo :P
James 24-Jan-2005 9:54:42 PM	>So when do the guys get a squat-a-loo :P travelled in Asia at all??
mousey 24-Jan-2005 9:57:22 PM	the holes they have in the bottom of the overnight train carriages are good fun, and far more spacious than the bunks
bapak 25-Jan-2005 9:44:15 AM	Back in the "aussie apartheid" days of the 60's (showing my age !) I can remember that the local indigenous ladies of my home town (Shepparton) were not allowed to drink in the "ladies lounge" & were banished to the "Main Bar". They were not allowed to use the ladies loo either & which resulted in them having to "back up" to the gents trough (gush) which at the time was quite acceptable ! (No "shee pee" adaptors available then) Steve :-) PS : - Our local Climbing Gym = the 200ft Radio Masts @ Radio Australia which we climbed according to which mast wasn't "live" at a given time. No harness, no sense !
IdratherbeclimbingM9 25-Jan-2005 9:52:20 AM	On 24/01/2005 HEX wrote: >Like dying for a slash while standing in ets ? ... On lengthy-time aid pitches I carry/use my tethered P-bottle (as used during the night when portaledging). Trousers with a fly help as well as no burrs on the fifi ! Tip: Be very careful not to confuse the P-bottle with the drink bottle; (though I have heard of mountaineers in extremise putting up with this 'inconvenience').
gfdonc 25-Jan-2005 10:39:59 AM	pee bottle on big walls is a must .. the alternative while hanging in a belay seat off some bolts is no fun .. - Steve
HEX 25-Jan-2005 2:23:00 PM	On 25/01/2005 bapak wrote: >They >were not allowed to use the >ladies loo either & which resulted in them having to "back up" to the >gents trough (gush)... :-D ---> :-O ---> :-VOMIT !!!
HEX 25-Jan-2005 5:30:33 PM	-------------------------- '...wanking on about what other people do. Obviously onsighting a route placing the gear is more of an achievement than red-pointing it with all the gear after ten days work and leading a bold route with no prior knowledge is more of an achievement than top roping in the shit out of it first but all of these things will only effect the individual concerned and they are all more valid forms of climbing than sitting at home in your arm chair whinging about what other people are doing (or writing heated posts to climbing forums for that matter)... .......................................... " You tell 'em DJ --- YOU TELL 'EM !!! , hehehe! ...hehehe!!...HEHEHE !!! " ---------------------------
WM 25-Jan-2005 6:05:14 PM	Beaut quote eh hex? Apparently DJ knows this thread all too well! So what have you onsighted/redpointed/toproped the %%^ out of lately??
HEX 25-Jan-2005 6:17:52 PM	On 27/09/2004 Damietta posed : > " Good-one Willby !!! --- HEX is fullashitisn'ts/he ???!!! "
HEX 25-Jan-2005 6:38:52 PM	" HEY !!! settle-down you lot !!! --- itz nearly time for the 580 & 20,000 viewzfromdasummitparty !!! " *********************************************** But 1st, a word from our sponsors : http://www.onsight.com.au/home.htm ...................................................... http://www.iceage.com.au/web/index.asp?p=14,14,, ...................................................... http://www.chockstone.org/RockHardware/Order.asp ***********************************************
Onsight 25-Jan-2005 7:23:21 PM	On 25/01/2005 HEX wrote: >But 1st, a word from our sponsors : Thanks Hex. As Hexy's Mega-Thread continues to set new records for Australian Climbing Cyber chit-chat, that word would have to be: "Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...". 20,000 views - bring it on!
HEX 27-Jan-2005 12:06:12 AM	==========================================
IdratherbeclimbingM9 27-Jan-2005 10:31:46 AM	>itz nearly time for the 580 & 20,000 viewzfromdasummitparty !!! " Congrats Hex-Troll (and JCP!) ... on exceeding the limitz? ~> fancy running it out this far and the glasshoppers still knot-nowing who is leading them; the grade, or where the route goes!! (... Careful H-T; if ya drop too many clues nm might ordinarilyoutya like edfrillypartsgotdun).
IdratherbeclimbingM9 27-Jan-2005 12:17:11 PM	On 25/01/2005 gfdonc wrote: >pee bottle on big walls is a must .. the alternative while hanging in a >belay seat off some bolts is no fun .. The belayer appreciates the leader carrying one on straight-up pitches also*. (Shades of Baxter/Dewhirst Ozy exit chimney 'last night' / 20-10-69 shenanigans!). ~~~~~~~~~~ >If you can't figure out who Hex Troll is you've got issues ! ... or no time, since your spending it climbing* ... (*Sensible; though which is the lesser trivial pursuit?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >nm=? >I was suggesting that perhaps nm is in fact ... (n)u(m)ero UNO !

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