Talk:Rock-climbing equipment

A very good start. I'm not a rock climber (I'm sure if I had been closer to some climbing areas when I was younger then I probably would be) so I'm not sure I can add a whole lot to the existing equipment list although I might be able to add a sentence or two for Ascender (jumar) as I have used one a couple of times (in Nepal only). I took an intro glacier travel course this past August and I asked one of my instructors about using a jumar to get out of a crevasse. He said that would be an excellent option but most Canadian climbers generally do not carry one due to the weight and very infrequent need of one. They indicated that jumars seemed to be more commonly used by USA climbers. I think probably almost every climber uses a jumar when they go up the Lhotse face though! RedWolf 21:27, Dec 19, 2003 (UTC)

I'd like to point out that I have photos for many of the items discussed in the article. My PC doesn't, currently, have a working USB port (don't ask) so transfering them from the camera might take some time :-( Having said that, there are a few items that I don't own, including a Gri-gri, stitch plate, any active camming devices... Stewart Adcock 00:44, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Nice article! I've been climbing for awhile, so I should be able to clarify things and add a few pictures. I think jumars are a bit heavy to carry just in case. Although I don't have much glacier experience, I think you'd carry something like that if you really intended to use it, otherwise just use a prussik or something similar like a tiblock. Sanbeg

Great to find these articles. Have done some climbing myself, although out of shape right now. Favoutire climbing spot . Flat Rock Newfoundland were we climbed as the whales came up to "blow" below us .... wow! Will have a bit of time to copyedit

Is extra reliance on chalk really called "CCS" or is this just someone's pitch to popularize a word? try googling it: 5 results, including this one. 64.121.193.129 04:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree. I've never heard the term either. I searched rc.com's forum, but all I came up with were pluralities of the abbreviation for "carbon copy" or the name of a company called SEI-CCS Inc. (I have no idea what they do or who they are). Rhorn 14:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Great to find these articles.Just came across them. Have done some climbing myself, although out of shape right now. Favourite climbing spot . Flat Rock Newfoundland were we climbed as the whales came up to "blow" below us .... wow! Will have a bit of time to copyedit.(olive 15:00, 30 November 2007 (UTC))[reply]

ninja climbing equipment

Hey, this might sound a bit silly, but doesn't the ninja climbing equipment (like the climbing claws or the foot spikes) belong somewhere around here ?