GEAR!

So I got my gear. It’s not quite all of it, as the nuts and carabiners are still on the way. That said, it’s still an exciting and impressive rack. Check it out:
Not quite all of it

Along the top there are my Black Diamond Camalots.
Camalot!
The number four, shown above, is the largest that I purchased. You can get larger ones, and I may get one down the road, but for now this will surely do.

Just underneath those are some Metolius cams for smaller crack applications. To the left is my Petzl helmet, grigri*, and Metolius gear sling,and to the right is my Metolius nut removal tool and adjustable anchor line.

*A grigri is a belay device that won’t slip if you let go. That way my partner can feel confident that I am providing a solid belay no matter what.

Just under that we have a collection of slings, a stray camalot that should have been placed up top, and a swath of wiregates complete with force spec.

24 kilonewtons?  Yes

The wiregates are handy for clipping to sports routes and to the end of your slings. The gate is made out of… well… wire. So it’s lighter to carry than a typical carabiner.

Finally, beneath all that is my rope and my rope bag. Special thanks to my awesome parents for paying for these. It’s a 60 meter 9.9mm dry rope which should be A+ for lead climbing. The rope bag is a stylish red and black Black Diamond bag.

Thanks Mom and Dad!

I am extremely stoked.

5 thoughts on “GEAR!

  • 2/19/2007 at 9:12 am
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    I get the rope, the helmet, and the wiregates, but the rest are lost on me. I know next to nothing about climbing equipment.

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  • 2/19/2007 at 6:02 pm
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    Nice rack.
    ‘cept for those Metolius cams.
    You will be rope-gunning for me in no time.

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  • 2/19/2007 at 11:18 pm
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    Gun Roping? Is that anything like Knife Stringing?

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