fun with atc-xp

In case you are wondering, ATC-XP is not the latest operating system by Macrohard. It is the latest variable friction belaying device by Black Diamond. Not the usual timing but today I climbed with Nicholl and Meder in the afternoon.

Lead-climbed lane 1 white as warm-up (and it was drizzling during my climb, made the holds slippery for me. Both of them lucky baskets), then the two freaks dragged me to lead-climb inclined red! It has been close to 2 months since I last climbed, so can forget about having any form. Nevertheless made it to the top after having... 5 rest? Lastly did lane 5 white up and down for endurance.

Nicholl was calling Meder "super-soaker" cos his perspiration soaked the rope. Wonder what it is like when someone lead-climbs and bites the rope with his/her teeth. -_-" Meder can clear lane 3 blue with ease! That makes me kinda sad about myself, can't accomplish anything, or in Meder's new-learned words, cannot make it.

Well well... ATC-XP is cool, the user can easily lock the rope by pulling the rope against the teeth of the device. However I find the feeding not that smooth compared to the ATC. *shrugs*, what can I say, some people still use figure-of-8, some use stitch plate, guess it's all personal preference. But if you don't already have an ATC, go for the ATC-XP.