Due to moving house in the near future I’m forced to dismantle the Rover Metro Gti that’s sitting in the garage on axle stands. It’s well over due and this is the push I need.
There’s a fair bit to remove from the car but me and Alison will tackle it together this weekend so fingers crossed it should be no mean feat.
After a number of delays we’ve finally agreed a date with the vendor that we will collect the keys!
The big day is the 26th April. After that we have until the Saturday to move in and hand our current home back to the letting agency.
Now we just need some boxes!
N: Nuts
Yes nuts indeed! Not the sort you eat, although the energy would be great on a long route.
Nuts (picture opposite) are one type of protection for rock climbers, they are used to limit the consequences of a fall.
The nuts are placed in cracks the rock face and the rope is attached.
There are many different types of nut available, each is suited to a different size or shape crack but they all have one thing in common: their shape means that as force is applied the nut will wedge itself further into the rock face. This relies on the correct use and placement of course.
Nuts are best used in medium to narrow cracks that taper in the direction of the force. For parallel cracks hexes or SLCDs (spring-loaded camming devices) could be used.
If you fall on a nut and it becomes well jammed, you might need a ‘nutter’ to help it out.
Check out the Rock Climbing A to Z Series
See also (offsite):
SLCDs
Choosing passive protection
Buying your first trad protection?
Welcome to a new feature of the site: The Rock Climbing A to Z.
Every now and then I’ll publish a new letter, and accompanying word, along with a description or explanation of that word or subject.
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The next event in the Kit Car Show calendar is Detling 2005.
Looks like quite a good lineup.
A word from my friends at LLTT.net:
28th March 2005 - Lots going on at the Anchor Inn in Hathern – Face Painting, Easter Egg Hunt and Treasure Hunt around the pubs of Hathern!
This is a fund raising event for the British Red Cross, so please call in if you are in the neibourhood.
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