Comments on: Wish List 2007 â€“ Grips

By: Benky

Benky — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:32:49 +0000

Hello Stars!

Thanks for your great shapes and work on the amazing urethane holds!
The european climbers thank you so much for beeing so-ill and creative!
Cheers
benky

By: Climbingbum

Climbingbum — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:51:56 +0000

The Nicros Derms are really good. I love pulling on those things!

By: jackalope

jackalope — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:08:19 +0000

ha ha ha ha ha! you are a funny guy vince!

By: DJ AX

DJ AX — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:08:12 +0000

slope-aholics…
I was going to say that…
AND the other thing…
AND jug-aholic..
AND….
oh man… watch out folks…
…those biting crimps are just a gateway jug!

By: ntmb

ntmb — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:04:04 +0000

Are slope-aholics allowed?

Hi my name is Jeremy, and I’m a slope-aholic!

By: tyson

tyson — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:15:28 +0000

i set one a few weeks ago with a whole set of egrips footchips that came in one bag. i pulled them out the box, got on a rope and set the mega. people love it. every order i place i order a bag of foot chips and end up using them as hands.
plus, i just got a big box of hex crimps yesterday.

my name is tyson, and i too, am a crimp-aholic

By: jackalope

jackalope — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:29:59 +0000

I recently set a route made up primarily of e-grips hueco flakes, though it also includes three old straight-up crimps and a couple of other smaller e-grips shapes. Customers have been psyched on it, and I’m thinking that it’s because of the lack of a giant sloper feature that is the bane of so many a gym climber.

I, too, am a crimp-a-holic.

By: Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:32:38 +0000

If you’re starting a 12-step program, I may as well say this:

My name is Louie, and I am also a crimp-a-holic.

I wish I could say that made me feel better, but I’m sure I’ll still gravitate toward the little holds.

Oh well, at least I know I’m not alone.

By: foamdust

foamdust — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:35:25 +0000

My name is Dale, and I’m a crimp-a-holic……………

The first step is realizing you have a problem

By: Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:02:40 +0000

Great idea for an article Mike.

And thanks for the nice comments guys. If you think the 2XL Krease is nice, just wait until they mold the bigger ones. The 5XL is one of the coolest big shapes I’ve ever done.

Just getting going on some cool new sets for a couple of companies. Trying to do some new things, so I hope they work out as well as I’m envisioning…

I’d also like to applaud Contact (especially Dale’s shaping) on making a nice “price point” set of crimps. As we all get caught up in Feature Fever, it’s nice to see someone focusing on the small stuff as well. This set looks to have turned out very nice and will provide those who buy it with an instant boulder problem.

Hope everyone has a great Christmas (regardless of what you end up getting.

By: contactlb

contactlb — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:39:06 +0000

Also, the Kreases are sick. Nice job Louie. Never really seen anything like those.

By: contactlb

contactlb — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:36:56 +0000

The “exact” copy of the Vex crimp was shaped from raw foam. It just so happens that Dale is a human CNC machine.

By: jackalope

jackalope — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:09:07 +0000

oh yeah, and the contact holds hueco is SICK!!!

By: jackalope

jackalope — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:08:14 +0000

vonder hosen!!!

By: danielson

danielson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:38:54 +0000

This is Chris, the e-Grips and So iLL Climbing Wall Rep.

e-Grips has indeed been lacking in getting their website updated – sorry to all who’ve been eager to see new holds. I have been working hard to get those things updated but there has been a long, unfortunate delay.

Rest assured, a new website coordinator is working hard to get all new hold sets now available up on the site (THERE ARE 15 sets! that only First Dibs customers will ever have seen before).

If anyone is really psyched to see new sets asap, or is specifically interested in the Armordillo – please send me an email at cdanielson@gthi.com or call me up at 585.750.5062 and I’ll send you pics of other sets or put an order in for you.

On another note – I would suggest the Hueco Wonder Hole as a moderately sized Hueco that has a very good grab for roof climbing. It’s not huge but a very good price.

From other brands – you might check out Climb It’s Huecos, shaped by Louie Anderson – all very cool, and of course the Jason Kehl’s Wisdom Toothe from So iLL functions much like a giant hueco.