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Yet another "standard rack" topic (community.openbeta.io)

submitted 2 weeks ago by julian@community.openbeta.io to c/climbing@lemmy.ml

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Thinking of dabbling into trad, looking to build out a rack on an as-needed basis.

Climbing here mostly in Southern Ontario, so limestone blocks along the Niagara escarpment.

Some light research suggests I should:

favour passive pro over cams (slimestone, etc.)
consider offset nuts

... then the topics seem to always drift into a discussion about the merits of tricams lol

Looking at the dragons in size 2-4 to start.

Am I on the right track?

Also I'm legit afraid of using the #nuts or #rack tags.

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[–] julian@community.openbeta.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@alf@lemmy.ml thanks! I did get some helpful responses outside of Lemmy (which didn't federate in, oddly). I wasn't expecting too much discussion, compared to other placed (Mountain Project, Ontario climbing forum, etc.) but I wanted to submit it to the Lemmy community anyway just to see!

[–] alf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely! I think it’s great to generate some activity here either way. And you never know when someone will respond.