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dagibbsI visited the climbing area at MEC today, pricing out what it will cost me to build a trad rack. Wow. And I already picked up some of the most expensive bits (largish spring-loaded cams) for cheap from Becket.
Expensive as in around a grand or so.
But... if I hold off a bit, there is an ACC/MEC night where I should get a discount... 10% isn't a big discount... but that's still a substantial savings on $1000.
And, do I want another rope? Do I want a 70m rope instead of a 60m one? (Many of the climbs at El Potrero Chico go a lot better with 70m ropes, as, I understand, do many in Europe.) But, for short local crags, the 70m is just more weight to carry up to the cliff.
Expensive as in around a grand or so.
But... if I hold off a bit, there is an ACC/MEC night where I should get a discount... 10% isn't a big discount... but that's still a substantial savings on $1000.
And, do I want another rope? Do I want a 70m rope instead of a 60m one? (Many of the climbs at El Potrero Chico go a lot better with 70m ropes, as, I understand, do many in Europe.) But, for short local crags, the 70m is just more weight to carry up to the cliff.
