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Note 44.405 MOUNT-L 405 of 517 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 39 lines 31-MAY-1994 15:14
CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 39 lines 31-MAY-1994 15:14
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Subj: Re: Climbing on chalk with ice climbing gear

Date: 31-May-1994
Posted-date: 31-May-1994

>>
>> No, but I climb dead trees with ice gear. It's a blast, but watch out
>> they may fall over on you! I recommend a TR to a nearby live tree if
>> you do any decent height. Once, I climbed a dead 4 inch (100 mm) tree
>> up about 20 feet (6 m) and it broke at the base and fell over. I knew
>> this would probably happen, and it did, so I rode it to the ground.
>> No rappel necessary.
>>
>> Willie
>
> Doesnt it blunt your gear?
>
> Mike
>

Not in the least bit. I'm not talking about recently dead trees. I'm
talking about ones in a serious state of decay. Often an easy swing
of the tool will bury it to the shaft. A good swing of a double boot
may be more like kicking steps than front pointing. In a really soft
spot it becomes difficult to get enough bite with the ice tool to stay
on the tree. To add to the fun sometimes a swing produces a shower of
termites. A greater hazard is that to much banging on the tree down
lower will break off sometime up high and send it crashing down. I
must admit that the gear will need a bit of clean up afterward, but
the soft decaying wood pulp comes off easily and doesn't tear up the
gear.

Willie

PS

Climbing really slushly ice is similar in some ways. I mean the kind
of ice you can push a screw in all the way easily with your thumb. I
don't lead that kind of ice, only TR.

---pico
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