THE FLAKE

looks fun, yet scary.

exactly.

love flakes. that one looks pretty big and should hold up for a few more decades I think.

Yeah hopefully....

Flakes are fun, id just be afraid it peels on me and i get smashed by a big piece of rock.

That would definitely suck... and thats the reason i've never tried this one. Its a v0 warmup... but its actually not a problem in the book because it used to have an X on it because it looks like its gonna come down...

Thats one warm up im definately not doing.

Yikes! As a seasoned trad', I've come across many a huge flake that was key to doing a route. Some you are afraid that a piece of 'pro will just wedge the thing loose and all will be lost. Others are flakes, but still a major part of a wall so you feel solid on placements. You could be climbing an entire pitch and get to the top and find you just summited a HUGE flake that you are now sitting upon. They're great for underclings and traverses of any type. You try to feel as small as a mouse when pulling down on one. Guess it's another reason to wear that helmet.

In Higher Ground, Josh Warton takes a fall in the Black Canyon while seconding. The cam pulls this refrigerator sized block down on him but he swings out of the way. SCARY!!

Aaaagghhh!! That's no fun I can assure you. Done that with ice alot, where huge car sized chunks broke loose and whipped down in front of me, between my legs and missing rope and screws thank goodness. I've tried to place cams and gear only behind massive flakes attached at base, not free hanging ones.