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Not all climbers are gym rats. A full set of say a dozen cams, probably $1000. A set of tricams ($100). A couple sets of good nuts (2x$150). A set of hexes

Not all climbers are gym rats. A full set of say a dozen cams, probably $1000. A set of tricams ($100). A couple sets of good nuts (2x$150). A set of hexes ($150). About a hundred oval crabs (100x$15) and a few beefy lockers (6x50$). Say 24ish quickdraws (24x$30). A half dozen belay devices/eights for various tasks (6x30$). Ropes are about 200 each for 50-60m dynamics. Any serious climber will own four or more. Plus some static lines for hauling. A set of jummars (2x150$). Lots of webbing for connecting stuff. A few thinner ropes for anchors and general utility uses. A couple pulley blocks (2x100). Rope bags. Gear bags. Cleaning tools. And a hundred other bits and bobs. Every wall climber also has an assortment of strange stuff, things few people ever see two of, for particular problems. For instance I have an ascender rated to catch falls, which is a useful self-rescue device. Such rare things are priceless. https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/nuts_museum_the_frenchman_who_collects_trad_climbing_gear-15767 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/nuts_museum_the... That's just the technical climbing gear for climbing rock. There is also all the camping stuff used when getting to or staying near the rock. Then there is the box of aid climbing / bolting stuff. And the first aid stuff.

what 1y ago
That’s not anywhere near 14k.
- kristjansson 1y ago
  It’s a fair fraction, on one hobby’s worth of stuff, nevermind the rest of the household (member’s!) items. $14k just doesn’t cover replacing a household’s worth of stuff. If you still think it does, do a replacement value inventory of your place. And then update your insurance!
necubi 1y ago
Uh… who is buying tricams and hexes these days? 100 carabiners??
- what 1y ago
  They’re a collector and I bet they never use 90% of the stuff they bought. Even more reason to purge it on a move.
- sandworm101 1y ago
  Tricams are still sold. They are great in horizontal or shallow cracks. They are also way cheaper than mechanical cams. Hexes are still sold under different names (DMM Torque-nuts are just small hexes imho.) 100 seems like way too many, but things add up fast. Each piece of pro will need one or two. A basic trad anchor setup (three bit of pro) will involve five carabiners (3x plus two to tie off, and maybe a sixth if you want to top-rope the belay). So if you have a long pitch with say 15 bit of pro, and an anchor on either end, you are easily talking about 30+ carabiners in use on a single pitch. But you won't use every bit of pro on every pitch. You will have maybe a dozen other bits hanging off of you. That's another 20+ carabiners. So, on a single not-complicated trad route (no bolts) 50+ carabiners is not unusual. Get into complex things like multiple ropes and owning 100+ is not unusual. Now having them all be ovals is strange. I took a stance early on that I wanted to standardize as much as possible. I bought BD ovals in bulk over a few years in the early 2000s. I like them, at least for everything other than quickdraw ends, rather than the random assortment many climbers end up collecting bit by bit. Very basic trad anchor (3 bits of pro, 5 crabs) https://www.theclimbinglifeguides.com/blog/rock-climbing-anchors-by-nelson-day-infotheclimbinglifeguides-com/ https://www.theclimbinglifeguides.com/blog/rock-climbing-anc...

what 1y ago

That’s not anywhere near 14k.

kristjansson 1y ago
It’s a fair fraction, on one hobby’s worth of stuff, nevermind the rest of the household (member’s!) items. $14k just doesn’t cover replacing a household’s worth of stuff. If you still think it does, do a replacement value inventory of your place. And then update your insurance!

necubi 1y ago

Uh… who is buying tricams and hexes these days? 100 carabiners??

what 1y ago
They’re a collector and I bet they never use 90% of the stuff they bought. Even more reason to purge it on a move.
sandworm101 1y ago
Tricams are still sold. They are great in horizontal or shallow cracks. They are also way cheaper than mechanical cams. Hexes are still sold under different names (DMM Torque-nuts are just small hexes imho.) 100 seems like way too many, but things add up fast. Each piece of pro will need one or two. A basic trad anchor setup (three bit of pro) will involve five carabiners (3x plus two to tie off, and maybe a sixth if you want to top-rope the belay). So if you have a long pitch with say 15 bit of pro, and an anchor on either end, you are easily talking about 30+ carabiners in use on a single pitch. But you won't use every bit of pro on every pitch. You will have maybe a dozen other bits hanging off of you. That's another 20+ carabiners. So, on a single not-complicated trad route (no bolts) 50+ carabiners is not unusual. Get into complex things like multiple ropes and owning 100+ is not unusual. Now having them all be ovals is strange. I took a stance early on that I wanted to standardize as much as possible. I bought BD ovals in bulk over a few years in the early 2000s. I like them, at least for everything other than quickdraw ends, rather than the random assortment many climbers end up collecting bit by bit. Very basic trad anchor (3 bits of pro, 5 crabs) https://www.theclimbinglifeguides.com/blog/rock-climbing-anchors-by-nelson-day-infotheclimbinglifeguides-com/ https://www.theclimbinglifeguides.com/blog/rock-climbing-anc...