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Title: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: Kingy on November 05, 2014, 10:31:29 pm: Is marked with a certain colour of paint. Let me know and I will return.
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 05, 2014, 11:32:17 pm: Duck egg blue?
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: tomtom on November 06, 2014, 07:35:45 am: Metallic avocado?
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 08:00:24 am: A belay plate? I think the late 80s have lost one.
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: Kingy on November 06, 2014, 08:44:47 am: Should have said stich plate. Keep trying on the colour! :)
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: Wood FT on November 06, 2014, 09:05:53 am: Quote from: Jaspersharpe on November 05, 2014, 11:32:17 pm
Duck egg blue?

very very very very very very very very very very very very dark blue
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 09:13:35 am: Quote from: Kingy on November 06, 2014, 08:44:47 am
Should have said stich plate.

I think the early 80s lost that one!
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: galpinos on November 06, 2014, 10:36:20 am: Quote from: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 09:13:35 am
Quote from: Kingy on November 06, 2014, 08:44:47 am
Should have said stich plate.

I think the early 80s lost that one!

I started climbing in '94/'95 and my first belay device was a sprung sticht plate (coupled wih a bright green Faders Fig 8 for abseiling). I moved onto a bright pink tuber found at the bottom of Qyuiver Rib in Glen Coe (if memeory serves) which served me well for years.
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 10:44:09 am: What a nice story ;)
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: galpinos on November 06, 2014, 10:56:08 am: Quote from: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 10:44:09 am
What a nice story ;)

Sorry! Just got all dewy eyed about a 15yo me hitching round Scotland climbing for a month.

Compared to my work/life balance at the moment - bliss!

I should finish my coffee, stop posting and get back to work!
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: shark on November 06, 2014, 11:59:30 am: Quote from: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 09:13:35 am
Quote from: Kingy on November 06, 2014, 08:44:47 am
Should have said stich plate.

I think the early 80s lost that one!

I still call them that
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 01:10:55 pm: You so old school.
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: haydn jones on November 06, 2014, 03:43:19 pm: Is it octarine?
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: tomtom on November 06, 2014, 03:53:32 pm: Is it painted aluminium grey?
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Post by: andy popp on November 06, 2014, 04:02:28 pm: Angel's Breath?
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2014, 04:09:53 pm: Taupe?
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Post by: kelvin on November 06, 2014, 05:39:05 pm: Is no one going to say Magnolia?!
Title: Re: Belay plate and screwgate found at Tor today under Make It Funky
Post by: Dolly on November 06, 2014, 05:44:18 pm: I still think a sprung stich place is the best thing for trad double rope belaying (cos I do loads of that) as it keeps the ropes away from the plate