MOONBOARD
Dave, T_B, what's the reason nobody uses the moonboard (except Ben)? I've heard the holds aren't great on the joints/skin, the rest of it seems like a really good system.
Thanks Dave, that sort of echos what I've heard. Now getting twitchy about this replacing the woody at TCA, which is an excellent punter level board...
Quote from: Three Nine on April 07, 2016, 01:12:27 pmQuote from: Hugh on April 07, 2016, 07:37:30 amI know, not happy about seeing it go (although having said that I'm hopeful it may stay in one form or another).Please email Paul and let him know!!FWIW (and Paul is on here very occasionally so may reply himself) I saw him this morning when stripping the steep circuit board and they're currently mulling making a less steep woody on the board immediately to the left (ie the old mirrorboard)Given the relatively low hold density on the MB do you think it'd be possible to add further holds between the MB positions?
Quote from: Hugh on April 07, 2016, 07:37:30 amI know, not happy about seeing it go (although having said that I'm hopeful it may stay in one form or another).Please email Paul and let him know!!
I know, not happy about seeing it go (although having said that I'm hopeful it may stay in one form or another).
copied over from powerclub...Quote from: Duma on April 07, 2016, 03:18:27 pmQuote from: Three Nine on April 07, 2016, 01:12:27 pmQuote from: Hugh on April 07, 2016, 07:37:30 amI know, not happy about seeing it go (although having said that I'm hopeful it may stay in one form or another).Please email Paul and let him know!!FWIW (and Paul is on here very occasionally so may reply himself) I saw him this morning when stripping the steep circuit board and they're currently mulling making a less steep woody on the board immediately to the left (ie the old mirrorboard)Given the relatively low hold density on the MB do you think it'd be possible to add further holds between the MB positions?
Quote from: shark on April 04, 2016, 01:49:32 pmWhat a frickin brilliant innovation - especially for those like me befuddled when confronted with a woodie with an immediate desire to run for the hillsI'm curious if it was Saquatch's mate Chad who first did this out in Alaska that has stimulated its subsequent development and incorporation into the official Moon Board.Saquatch's post about it here in the forum bringing attention to it is dated the same as a post on the Moon Blog about it. Both are 16th January 2015.
What a frickin brilliant innovation - especially for those like me befuddled when confronted with a woodie with an immediate desire to run for the hills
I have a moonboard in my garden built to the specs.I only have the Black and white holds, The texture is a bit coarse but to be honest I think the angle demands a bit of texture so I can hold on to the bloody things. Yes some of the pockets are a bit sharp, but you get used to them.I won't be able to put the leds on, whilst its weatherproof I worry that over time the damp weather/fog/mist. It would make like easier but I'm managing fine just looking at my phone and seeing the sequence on that.The only negative about the moonboard is the frigging sandbagging of grades by certain climbers. I honestly feel that if you can't grade something properly don't post it. These arent 8b/8c problems that are going to start a big debate in magazines and on website forums if they are a bit out. It just gives the impression that you want people to think that you are a beast that climbs at such a level they have forgotten what 6a-6c feels like, when in actual fact you are posting 7a-7b problems max and calling all of them 6a.Ahhh, i feel better for that.
Hopefully you could tell the app which sets of holds you had, and what standard arrangement you had them set up in, and it would filter the problems accordingly and show you only the ones you could climb. Then you could sort them by grade/votes on quality etc
The light system makes it so easy, plus you have an instant database of 400+ problems.