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  Bruised toes from ice climbing
  D devnull

  Yamz from my local discord asks:

  does anyone have tips for bruised toes from ice climbing with poor fitting boots bc ppl r saying to drain it with a hot needle 🥲

  

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  The OpenBeta early access app is now open to the public!
  D devnull

  So excited to announce that the OpenBeta mobile app for android is available to download on the google play store! A huge thanks to our many volunteers who worked on this important part of Our project

  We are still in beta testing mode looking for app feedback- provide any improvements via the play store or DM us!

  

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  DIY shoe repair kit?
  D devnull

  Would you fix your own shoes with this DIY shoe repair kit?

  Supposedly it is for when you wear away part of the rand with foot dragging, or poke a hole in the rubber on sharp rock.

  

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  A bunch of pigeons objected to our climbing at a crag.
  D devnull

  @dare@kamu.social I was climbing a neat free standing pinnacle at my local crag and was about to reach the anchors when I looked up and saw a turkey vulture's head peering over the edge at me.

  Luckily there wasn't a nest at the top or anything, it was genuinely curious about this crazy human climbing rocks, and flew away soon after

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  So my belay loop got clipped into a quickdraw today...
  D devnull

  @jcmchammy@mountains.social your auto belay routes have fixed draws on them? That's a little peculiar

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  So my belay loop got clipped into a quickdraw today...
  D devnull

  I guess anywhere else but a gym that's just called going in direct into a bolt.

  Definitely weird in a gym context though haha

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  So my belay loop got clipped into a quickdraw today...
  D devnull

  So this happened today.

  I fell off a route, rested a bit, and made my way back up. The rope was still under tension, and as I moved up and over, my belay loop brushed past the draw and clipped into it

  Sounded like someone else clipping a draw so I didn't think twice about it, until I became stuck on the wall

  

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  It's so satisfying sending a route at the end of a session when I'm ready to go home but decide to give the project one last go.
  D devnull

  @ischris@universeodon.com those are the best problems. I dislike climbs whose grades are inflated because the holds get crappier.

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  Testing the DMM Rhino for Rope Solo Climbing!
  D devnull

  I'm glad you gave it a test! My main belay carabiner is a Rhino and it's excellent at what it does, so I'm glad it has additional applications for TRS

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  youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_l-L2oC1…
  D devnull

  @jcmchammy@mountains.social @thefifthseason@venera.social you guys are naming all the stuff I absolutely suck at

  Slopers and pinches especially kick my butt on a regular basis.

  proceeds to blame tendonitis as usual