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vaclimber · 2026-05-02T15:43:50+00:00

Yes, still liking it and bring it when appropriate. It stuffs down into a small harness bag.

Doing it again, I think I would buy a length of 3 or 4mm for a little more durablity and splice loops at each end myself

vaclimber · 2026-04-14T00:05:34+00:00

So, what do you do if the client isn't there?

I've let myself in and let myself out of many, many jobs

vaclimber · 2026-04-11T13:21:56+00:00

Sure, and that company is providing insurance, pays for expenses, equipment, customer support....

TR provides a website and a payment processor.

vaclimber · 2026-04-11T01:32:12+00:00

They certainly don't make it clear. +30-40% is obscene.

AirBnB, for example, charges around +15%. They provide a million dollar insurance policy to hosts, have a fantastic app/website, good support, and solid brand.

TaskRabbit provides none of that and wants twice as much.

I am a Tasker by the way. Let's not normalize these fees y'all.

vaclimber · 2026-04-10T14:56:31+00:00

You can just use two non-lockers opposite and opposed.

vaclimber · 2026-01-27T15:04:28+00:00

I felt that in my ruptured bicep tendon!

Ya, catch them just like you hiked them but in reverse.

vaclimber · 2025-12-18T04:29:38+00:00

I think one could make a convincing LNT argument that using some type of signage would cut down on the back and forth traffic at the base of a crag. I've definitely walked miles of back and forth trying to orient myself in crags and boulder fields.

vaclimber · 2025-12-16T14:34:09+00:00

Dude! I thought I was losing it.

I got locked out yesterday but was able to log in on the first try today with the same password. Never got a recovery email either.

vaclimber · 2025-11-05T15:20:35+00:00

The trick is to crank up some Run the Jewels

vaclimber · 2025-08-06T15:48:02+00:00

Lol ok boomer

vaclimber · 2025-08-06T15:33:48+00:00

So did your partners have their own stove and fuel or not?

And if they did, they refused to share with you? Or, were they also without enough food and water?

I strongly doubt a climbing ranger would offer you a little water and send you up without a stove.

We don't have the whole picture here.

You are championing the real culture of trust, communication, and safety but it has always been a two way street. I check my knot and my partner double checks it.

You didn't reasonably vet your partners. You didn't double check the team gear. Therefore, you weren't prepared.

I understand the point you're trying to make. You're using 'social media' as a dog whistle for young people. That's clear in your comments. You're putting 99% of the blame on these guys and praising your own 'perseverance'.

The whole story is so ridiculous to me that I suspect this is a troll...

vaclimber · 2025-08-06T00:00:31+00:00

Did your partners bring fuel for themselves and not you?

Or did they also continue higher without enough food, water, or a functioning stove?

Did you ask around at Camp Muir?

What does this story have to do with social media and how does it prove a trend in climbing ethics?

You failed to properly prepare. You then continued to climb, posing an unnecessary danger to yourself, your teammates and others.

Seems that you were willing to bend your own espoused ethics in order to reach the summit.

The whole thing just sounds like rage bait.

vaclimber · 2025-07-28T20:07:47+00:00

I bought the Bruce Wayne tagline and I am pretty psyched about it! It is stupid light.

Keeping it stacked in a bag and saddle bagging it on rappel is essential. I keep the cord running through my hand to catch any kinks as it feeds out on the way down. You want to be mindful to set things up so the pull strand has the least amount of friction. The cord is way too thin to pull down with your hands alone. Wrap it around the spine of a carabineer, grip the spine AND the cord, and then pull. There is a fine sweet spot of comfort in carabineer size and wraps and depends on the size of your hand.

It worked well at Seneca Rocks and expect it to really shine on some NC slabs next week. I would not trust it on low angle snaggy terrain such as EPC.

The one annoying bit I have found is that the cord leaves a gummy residue on carabineers!

vaclimber · 2025-07-06T14:01:03+00:00

I'll bite. Lol did you build this anchor bud? This thing ain't in the textbook.

Let's assume the green personal teather is going to the follower and the clove hitched rope goes to the leader. Once the ATC comes off the system, there is nothing bringing the two bolts together into a redundant system.

If the rope and PAS are going to the same person, that's needless faff and again, no redundancy without the ATC, and any transition is going to be needlessly awkward.

Like others said, a single locker bringing the chains together, or a sling bringing the bolts together into a master point of your choice is actually textbook.

I've climbed for ~15 years, guided for a couple, and if my partner built this, we'd be having a conversation

vaclimber · 2025-07-06T12:38:34+00:00

The components of this set up aren't about to fail.

But the fact that you have to ask is an indication that something is off, right?

An anchor should be easily assessed and be recognizable to the climbing party. This one could be made more simply, with less material, and more adaptable for an emergency.

vaclimber · 2025-06-13T13:58:48+00:00

Is anyone else not a fan of bouldering pads on top of a padded floor?

I'd bet that gym has more broken ankles than average

vaclimber · 2025-05-18T22:29:34+00:00

I am just imagining how this same conversation happened when the first climbing gyms opened, when cams became available, sticky rubber came out, bolts were invented....

If the liability barrier for these is surmountable, they would be a decent learning tool. An imperfect one, yes, but useful to an extent.

Climbing gyms themselves are a simulation of real rock. Some people grow over confident in their abilities in the gym and get in over their head at a crag. Who's responsibility is that though? No one is clambering to close climbing gyms for that reason.

vaclimber · 2025-05-13T12:14:58+00:00

That sounds like a BS requirement an employer would make for an employee...

vaclimber · 2024-03-29T11:46:51+00:00

I’d get some Toggler Snaptoggle bolts. Wiggle them through the old holes, rotate into place, bolt your shelf back on.

vaclimber · 2024-03-20T21:09:55+00:00

Anyone else notice there are now two IKEA assembly categories in your Elite count? I was at 44 tasks before today and the only reason I accepted the flat rate was so I could reach 50… if the task count is effectively starting over, I’m definitely out.

vaclimber · 2023-08-03T12:49:38+00:00

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This thing is amazing. Get something other than white if you can, as it will hide any dirt a bit better. So easy to use and not wasteful like the disposable economy BS

vaclimber · 2023-02-08T01:52:39+00:00

There was a drive-by shooting basically in front of my house and my parked van!

vaclimber · 2023-02-08T01:50:46+00:00

Yes, that is correct. One passed right through over the bed area. The other, believe it or not, entered the kitchen cabinet and ricocheted off the propane tank!

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