What's the story?Long, long ago I developed an interest in rappelling and ascending devices. At that time, I made the decision to collect one of each device so that I could compare how well they worked. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. I've spend a fair amount of time and money collecting things that really have no real monetary value, and have decided to show some of what I have here. Click here for a quick glance at my collection. This site is a hobby, not a business. I don't sell anything listed in this site, so please don't send me catalog requests or equipment orders. |
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This site is a hobby and a service to the vertical community, not a business. Each of the devices on these pages is part of my personal collection. I've used these in a variety of situations caving and climbing, and have formed some opinions of how well each device works for me. I hope that some of the information here is useful to others, but please remember, your needs may be different than mine. I don't run into burning buildings to jump out the windows, I don't play Tarzan of the jungle, and I don't interfere with natural selection. I have no objection to anyone doing these things, but I don't have those forms of experience. If you do any of these, you should form your own opinions. I do not sell anything listed in this site. |
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Yahoo!I had a discussion area, but some people couldn't act like adults. I put up with personal ads, solicitations, and some indecent comments. Finally, one subhuman started running a "denial of service" attack against my site, so I closed my site discussion area, and set up a monitored Yahoo! newsgroup where we can provide access to the majority who are decent people and curb access for the rare few who are not. It's running now, check it out: |
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What's New?I moved my web site from an old Macintosh running the old Adobe Pagemill® to a new PC running the latest Adobe Dreamweaver® . I expect to have some problems during the transition that will delay making all the updates that I would like to, so please bear with me. I am currently rearranging the equipment boards for display at the 2009 International Congress of Speleology to be held in Kerrville, Texas, USA. The Collection at a Glance Area shows my equipment display at the 2007 NSS Convention, expect the one in Kerrville to be 20% larger. Thanks in advance to everyone who helps me with this, whether by donating gear or by helping set up, attend, and break down afterward. The collection is now past the 1300 item mark, counting a few duplicates, and continues to grow. Go to the Changes: Past and Future page to see what's new. |
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