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#125 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 20, 2012, 10:38:39 pm
Aye, maybe I'm a closet arsonist but I was a bit disappointed that the leaves around the gas bottle didn't ignite and trigger a BLEVE (providing the bottle contained pressurized liquid).

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#126 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 09:56:20 am
1. I thought some of the writers on the forum where being overly sensitive and a bit unfair in their outbursts towards Traversi. The guy comes as a guest to an area where blowtorching wet holds are quite commonplace.
"When in Rome.." et.c. Traversi does what everyone does, gets filmed by someone and finds himself in a video produced by someone. I find it a bit harsch putting the responsability of influencing future rockwreckers solely on him.

2. I dont think blowtorching a solid piece of granite is harmful to the rock. Iīve seen it done numerous times on the same holds for the last fifteen years without ever having even heard of a damaged hold. I still see your point regarding the influence the video might have upon others.

3. I posted the video to make a little fun of myself since I proclaim the opposite of what seems to be showing in the vid.
One should be aware that the rock being torched in the clip is acrystalline piece of rock and therefore much more sensitive to temperaturechanges than granite. Furthermore, when drying a hold, heat is never applyed for longer than needed to dry it. The rock in the video had been torched for like 5 min. until it was glowing.

Didnīt mean for anyone to get pissed.

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#127 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 09:59:18 am
acrystalline piece of rock and therefore much more sensitive to temperaturechanges than granite.

...which is a crystalline rock... What was the rock type you showed being blow-torched?

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#128 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 10:13:47 am
 I think the rocktype being torched in the video is called feldspar in English.

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#129 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 10:17:08 am
Nope, that's a mineral. Is it metamorphic?

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#130 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 10:18:16 am
Can you not understand though, that if someone who doesn't know any better see it in his video, or indeed yours now free to view on vimeo, they might deem it an acceptable practice and do it on their own local rocks?

You've climbed on grit (for example) how long do you think some of the holds would last getting blowtorched on a regular basis?

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#131 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 10:19:51 am
there could well be feldspar in the mix. It looks like a gneiss or something similar.

You've either missed the point or haven't read all of the thread.

Some rocks are more sensitive to this than others. You've clearly proved from your video that you shouldn't blow torch this type of rock. You've also proved that you are unqualified to identify different types of rock and therefore make a 'judgement' on whether or not it could take such a rapid temperature change. Therefore, this should be frowned upon across the climbing community and should not be publicised in videos by people of influence.

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#132 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 21, 2012, 10:31:57 am
Can you not understand though, that if someone who doesn't know any better see it in his video, or indeed yours now free to view on vimeo, they might deem it an acceptable practice and do it on their own local rocks?

I still see your point regarding the influence the video might have upon others.

Some rocks are more sensitive to this than others. You've clearly proved from your video that you shouldn't blow torch this type of rock. You've also proved that you are unqualified to identify different types of rock and therefore make a 'judgement' on whether or not it could take such a rapid temperature change. Therefore, this should be frowned upon across the climbing community and should not be publicised in videos by people of influence.

 :agree:

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#133 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 23, 2012, 09:41:14 pm


Torch @ 0:38...

and the guidebook for the area...

http://i.imgur.com/UGbh1.jpg



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#134 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 23, 2012, 10:35:46 pm
Good spot ... New game : where's the blowtorch

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#135 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 07:29:55 am
Could be for warming hands? Does look a bit chilly!

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#136 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 09:34:37 am
Webb has responded to a comment on 8a - not used on the rock at all, but for drying shoes apparently.

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#137 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 01:51:01 pm
drying shoes?  wouldnt that ruin the glue or something?

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#138 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 01:56:10 pm
You know you can hold things at different distances from sources of heat?  ;)

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#139 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 01:59:48 pm
i did not know that haha thats why i keep burning my self of the hob

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#140 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 24, 2012, 07:33:16 pm
Webb has responded to a comment on 8a - not used on the rock at all, but for drying shoes apparently.
Didn't Big Ron advocate for using blow torches to warm up boot rubber for better friction?

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#141 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 25, 2012, 04:30:10 pm
Webb has responded to a comment on 8a - not used on the rock at all, but for drying shoes apparently.

this sounds legit.

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#142 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 26, 2012, 08:21:35 pm
i did not know that haha thats why i keep burning my self on the nob

Fixed :)

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#143 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
December 26, 2012, 10:30:03 pm
 :2thumbsup:

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#144 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
January 05, 2013, 12:40:48 pm

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#145 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
January 05, 2013, 03:49:37 pm
good find. i find it extremely difficult to believe that a pro climber would not have heard of blow torching the rock to dry it and the damage it does.

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#147 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
January 10, 2013, 08:58:12 pm
Watching the vid it seems as tho the blowtorch is not lit and this is a troll.
Making fun of this issue is something you might expect from an immature gangster wana be whos probably never done a days work in his life, not a proffesional athlete and roll model

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#148 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
January 11, 2013, 01:36:17 pm
Re Carlos defence on his site....

I think he'd of fitted right in at the London riots. You know, everyone was throwing bricks through windows and stealing trainers so I just thought there cant be anything wrong with it.

As for him never hearing of blowtorching - utter bollocks. As is him getting in a piss for people criticising him.

My ten pennuth anyway

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#149 Re: Blow-torching Traversty
January 11, 2013, 01:45:47 pm
As for him never hearing of blowtorching - utter bollocks.

"...largely unknown to me..."
Strange phrase, but means he had heard of it, but only a bit?

 

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