How is this rubber possible
Well, that was timely after my climbing technology post and querying what is the next evolution. The OR show was on in Salt Lake City in the past week or two, and some new gizmos appeared.
The GriGri2 from Petzl made an appearance (now supports 9mm ropes, phew!) but the shock/awe/is-this-real demo is FiveTen's new Mi6 rubber (this was found on ClimbingNarc's site - supposedly developed for the new Mission Impossible movie). Can't embed the video so you'll have to pop over to watch this mobile phone footage - can someone explain to me how this is actually possible?!
The GriGri2 from Petzl made an appearance (now supports 9mm ropes, phew!) but the shock/awe/is-this-real demo is FiveTen's new Mi6 rubber (this was found on ClimbingNarc's site - supposedly developed for the new Mission Impossible movie). Can't embed the video so you'll have to pop over to watch this mobile phone footage - can someone explain to me how this is actually possible?!
Hmm almost looks like cheating using rubber that sticky
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Predictions? this starts turning up on ultra-specific models in a few years (for comps and redpoint attempts). The rubber would probably wear out within a few uses (considering how sticky it is) so it'll be like formula 1 tyres?!
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