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Ice screw "testing"

Postby mathieu » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:50 am

Check this out, this guy has BALLS. Reassuring but DAMN that is one guttsy guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guWbO0Z_Hc
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Postby Stef » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:55 pm

You and I could have saved them the trouble, eh Matt? Screws do hold falls... :oops:
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Postby Mountain_Marc » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:23 pm

Man, that was insane!
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Postby mathieu » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:13 pm

I thought he was a dummy ie a manaquin dressed as a climber, however then I saw his fingers move and disconnect his anchor or whatever he was releasing to start his fall. Insane
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Postby Matt Peck » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:19 pm

oh yeah. Bomber.
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Postby Fred » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:35 pm

Stef wrote:You and I could have saved them the trouble, eh Matt? Screws do hold falls... :oops:


add Peck to your list. :)
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Postby martha » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:54 am

That is f'n crazy. Did you notice he wasn't wearing crampons or holding tools...

no sense in risking impalement or a broken leg while doing the testing eh? :roll:
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Postby Climbing4life » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:24 pm

martha wrote:That is f'n crazy. Did you notice he wasn't wearing crampons or holding tools...

no sense in risking impalement or a broken leg while doing the testing eh? :roll:


sooooo true i noticed that i thought WOW that guy is crazy
but smart at the same time , no spikes to give him any stabbs.

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Postby Shawn B » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:58 pm

darwin at work whilst trying to pose as a super hero to all ice climbers for testing ice screw holding power.
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Postby szymiec » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:01 am

Interesting to say the least.

Did they manage to test the different holding strengths of different lengths of screws? Also, more interestingly, different anlges of placement?

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