Low Impact - Forgotten Wall

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Low Impact - Forgotten Wall

Post by MCpl » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:53 am

The chains on the anchors of Low Impact are now showing visible wear.

This is because of the theft of the donated biners that were fixed there in order to facilitate the ease of clean the route when one was done.

Eventually they will become dangerous all because of f#*king idiots!

Is anyone open to donating 2 of their own older, safe, and usable biners for this popular route?

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Post by Climbingjunky » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:42 pm

That really sucks that there are people out there that do that. Does it matter what type of biners they are? I'm in the area often, if i get a chance, I don't mind donating or even buying some. :)

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Post by MCpl » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:17 pm

Preferable cheap used ones that have been retired not because they have been dropped. Straight or bent gate non-locking.

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Post by phoenix » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:12 pm

meingh wrote:make sure to zap strap them to the chains and that they oppose after being zap strapped.
Out of curiosity, what does it mean to "zap strap them to the chains"?

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Post by bike » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:34 pm

Zap straps can be broken easily. It may be better to use locking type and tighten the thread with a pair of plyers that way they cannot be loosened by hand.

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Post by Climbingjunky » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:41 am

Those are zap straps!? Man i hate those things, but they work real well :)
Any idea where I can get those? Canadian Tire, Home Depot probably.

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Post by 5.4 Slayer » Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:13 pm

Yah, and Walmart, Princess Auto, and .........

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Post by iff » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:41 am

the best solution I've seen for this is to place quick links on the end of each chain. They are cheap and easily replaceable and more durable than an aluminum biner, and unlikely that anyone would steal them.

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Post by MCpl » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:57 am

The thing with quick links is that one would still have to secure themsleves at the anchors, untie, rethread through the quick links, and then tie in. The whole idea behind the biners is that they are very convient.

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Post by iff » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:40 am

apparently threading is what they have to do now anyway

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Post by MCpl » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:45 am

Thank you for your input iff. And, Yes. That is what climbers have to do now. But the point you are missing here is that the entire wall (including Low Impact) was set up so that one wouldn't have to thread through the chains. I am looking for help to get it back to the way it was before the theft. I am not looking for a cheap/sub-par setup.

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Post by mcgarnickle » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:51 am

I know they're pricey, but I have yet to see even the gumbiest goofball steal those steel Fixe wiregates which are at the gym. MEC sells them for like 9 or 10 bucks a piece, and there are plenty of routes that use them for anchor clips. I'd be happy to retrofit the anchor when I get back there if the situation hasn't been remedied.

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Post by MCpl » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:40 am

Re-equipped.

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