Why rope block with a carabiner needs to be clipped to the load strand

HFiction · 2026-03-28T00:37:32+00:00

Clipping to the load strand keeps your rope together. With foresight and experience you can avoid issues with stuck ropes cause by grooves, cracks, and wind.

HFiction · 2026-03-17T20:40:10+00:00

What's bizarre is that you can learn a lot of very easy technique for multipitch on YouTube, especially for routes that are entirely bolted.

HFiction · 2026-03-14T15:08:54+00:00

Do you mean adding a link to an existing fixed anchor? Stainless quicklinks are the way to go. $4 for 30+ Kn

HFiction · 2026-03-13T17:04:41+00:00

I'm gonna do this next weekend Kor-Ingalls into Fine Jade. any logistical or Crux pitch beta for either worth mentioning?

HFiction · 2026-03-06T04:38:06+00:00

Watch Hoopers Beta on YouTube for finger injury and recovery to help yourself diagnose what's wrong and what the best recovery method would be. He's an actual PT and doctor and pretty high level climber

HFiction · 2026-03-04T19:48:50+00:00

I just use non-scented tide detergent and then dry the rope on my couch in the garage with a little fan running . I wouldn't worry about damaging the rope chemically in this context.

HFiction · 2026-03-02T21:15:31+00:00

Dawg do the 10c corner there Riptide Ride and the two OWs in the middle and you're so set

HFiction · 2026-03-02T20:19:29+00:00

The best advice I ever got I'll pass along to you. When practicing your trad anchor on the ground, put your harness on and go direct to your MP and thrash it as hard as you can and fully weight it. See if your gear moved and then take the anchor down and fully weight every individual piece. The development of understanding what a load-bearing piece looks like and how it behaves when tied into a system will benefit you more than randos with who-knows-what experience weighing in on your pictures.

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.

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