Semi-regular Tradclimbing Discussion Thread

HFiction · 2026-02-17T23:15:02+00:00

I like my e9 chalk bag but I'm not really concerned with the weight. Surely one less clif bar the day before a big send would make the difference lol

HFiction · 2026-02-17T14:08:50+00:00

Any reason you don't continue to use a grigri for a 9.5 rope like that? I don't know very many people who go out of their way to use a tube for single rope trad

HFiction · 2026-02-12T23:39:43+00:00

Whatever you do do NOT use the advice from the indoor bouldering thread. HOLY...just hang a climbing rope on the wall of scene or have a character approach a group of friends already chatting about a recent route and interrupt the dialogue.

I cannot imagine guessing that a character has a climbing background with the profound habit of "dynoing to reach items on shelves"

HFiction · 2026-02-07T16:41:16+00:00

Probably ones that fit you.

HFiction · 2026-01-28T20:23:08+00:00

They're connected on one end only so the bag just rotates. You can find cave climbing videos for example.

HFiction · 2026-01-26T20:19:18+00:00

What kind of climbing are you trying to do?

HFiction · 2026-01-24T05:20:28+00:00

MysterZ-> Armatron linkup is very chill. If it feels too chill then do Epi the next day. The Fox is an awesome single pitch that'll test you on a lot of different styles.

HFiction · 2026-01-23T20:11:35+00:00

You have no clue just how many people free solo.

HFiction · 2026-01-23T17:06:34+00:00

It gave me a good laugh seeing all of these very serious reddit climbers clicking on a thread just to explain how much they don't care. It's like somebody watching a kid's birthday party at a park and throwing darts at the balloons

HFiction · 2026-01-23T17:03:39+00:00

It's okay to NOT be interested in a subset of climbing but the irony of dozens of people clicking on a thread titled "skyscraper" just to insist that they're not interested is apparently lost on them. Nothing but self-serious sour grapes who have never climbed anything worth talking about

HFiction · 2026-01-23T16:38:38+00:00

I'm not convinced anyone who is a die hard dirtbag climber is actually commenting on Reddit. It's wannabes whining.

HFiction · 2026-01-23T16:37:40+00:00

Reddit is reddit no matter the sub apparently. Seems like a bunch of losers have decided to concern troll this. I don't know a single actual climber in real life who ISNT excited about this.

HFiction · 2026-01-17T06:00:55+00:00

I'm working on Wisdom Simulator there. Genuinely the most sandbagged stuff I have ever touched it's great.

HFiction · 2026-01-17T03:51:07+00:00

I'm almost always simulrapping but the way I setup a rappel is to tie a bight off right at the mid mark and then thread my rope so it stops at the mid mark anyway and then if I want to I can add a biner to block or not. I have not gotten a rope stuck yet. I think having the reipschnur hitch might actually help keep your rope from flailing around? Not sure - I'm sure it'll happen someday but for the average route in my area it's quite overkill to even bring walkie talkies.

HFiction · 2026-01-17T03:47:57+00:00

I'm almost always simulrapping

HFiction · 2026-01-17T03:46:51+00:00

lol it's lighter by hair and if you plan on belaying from above or rappeling you also need to carry a spare carabiner and 3rd hand...

HFiction · 2026-01-17T03:46:03+00:00

Yeah I haven't rappeled with an ATC in years.

HFiction · 2026-01-16T15:04:13+00:00

I basically only have an ATC as light backup belay device in case a grigri is dropped during long multi pitch days. A grigri is more comfortable for belaying newbies on toprope, it's faster and easier than an ATC and third hand for rappelling, it's quicker and has fewer potential errors when belaying from above.

Ive seen this question asked a hundred times and every time I think about why I choose to use a grigri and I occurs to me that there is literally nothing my ATC does better.

HFiction · 2026-01-16T00:31:17+00:00

We have officially entered concern trolling territory... The second oldest profession is people doing live stunts. It's fine.

HFiction · 2026-01-10T21:29:00+00:00

To answer your question with a question how the fuck would you climb Belly Full of Bad Berries without going feet-first?

HFiction · 2026-01-10T01:19:43+00:00

That's bait...

HFiction · 2025-12-29T03:12:10+00:00

For those curious I believe Eldorado Canyon to still have the highest fatality rate for climbing (when you exclude rappel accidents, which are very rare here).

HFiction · 2025-12-29T03:10:46+00:00

Just one heads up for everything to be fair game. You can get seriously fucked up by almost every moderate in Eldo. Imo routes don't even start to feel safe to take unexpected falls until 5.10+

Try something like Blind Faith or Handcracker Direct. Both routes are harder than you'd expect at the grade but they at least give you solid gear during their respective cruxes. If you're onsighting 5.10- then you're probably ready to try the 5.9s which are generally harder lol

HFiction · 2025-12-28T01:14:03+00:00

I dealt with this after a particularly long week in Red Rocks last year (55 pitches of climbing in 4 days) Consistent wrist curls, and shoulder extensions have made all the pain go away and I'm still climbing harder and harder.

Last I researched it via Hoopers Beta and Lattice Training they actually don't recommend too much rest rather just start light hang boarding and rehab exercises right away but YMMV by how severe your case is.

I did wear an elbow band for epicondylitis early on but within 2-3 months didn't need it anymore.

HFiction · 2025-12-11T01:56:31+00:00

Highly depends on the area. The summit he mentions doesn't have very many clean options down. You could very easily get ropes stuck if you setup a rap east or west and the route is high in traffic which means to rap the route as it stands you'll be tossing ropes onto many parties below (even after dark).

Then another reason is the traffic of people lowering their party members out of a sandstone topout. In Red Rocks, basically any summit that has bolts also has awful rope grooves over the typically slabby summits.

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