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In (probably) most of northern Europe, it is somewhat cold and wet outside. Despite this fact, I'm trying to get as much outdoor climbing done as I can. A backup plan for somewhat cold weather (i...
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System
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2020-04-18T00:19:20Z (about 4 years ago)
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anderas
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2020-04-18T00:19:20Z (about 4 years ago)
<p>In (probably) most of northern Europe, it is somewhat cold and wet outside. Despite this fact, I'm trying to get as much outdoor climbing done as I can. </p> <p>A backup plan for somewhat cold weather (i.e. around/slightly above 0°C) would be to try aid climbing, but we're wondering if this is a safe idea. My question is, as the title says: </p> <p><strong>Is mobile protection</strong> (i.e. nuts, cams, hexes etc.) <strong>less safe if the rock is</strong> (slightly) <strong>wet? Does this change if the temperature is around the freezing point?</strong> (Bonus points for references from official sources, e.g. manufacturers or climbing associations.)</p> <p>This is not about heavy rain with water pouring down the rocks, but more about rock that hasn't completely dried from rainfall a few days past (or at most a light drizzle while climbing) where there might remain some really wet spots on the inside of some cracks or flakes. The temperature would be mostly above 0°C, but where one can't see beforehand with 100% certainty that there aren't any frozen spots in some of the cracks. </p>