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Another reason why this place is such a wonderful resource.

Speaking of gear obsession. . .

Good question!! :D

The advances in SRT. Climber longevity. Less upper body strain. . . Friction savers to reduce rope burn. Spikeless pruning. ext. Adding friction at the terminal rigging point. Ways to add more rope into rigging systems. The move from blocks as rigging points to lifting. Proliferation...

Sure, I also agree to a point. Gear is no replacement for sound judgement. But coming from a place where everything I learned started from that gear-intensive environment, it just served to broaden the scope of what was possible. That's not to say ten years in the trenches, rocking out...