I don't know how to tell you guys this.

Kitson sold most of his climbing gear.  I don't know a lot about climbing but from what I was able to surmise he had gear for three techniques.

1. Boldering
Climb up a rock wall with no harness and rope, fall on a giant chunk of foam.

2. Sport
Climb up a rock wall with a harness and rope, attach your rope to bolts that have been placed by other climbers that came before you.

3. Traditional (aka trad)
Climb up a wall with a harness and rope, attach your rope to little chunks of metal (cams, nuts) that get wedged into cracks (very dangerous).

As part of our downsize, Kitson decided to part with the trad gear which had never been used.  He advertised it online and a fellow came on his motorcycle to pick it up.  He saw the other gear and started offering extra cash for the rest of it.  In the end Kitson was left with only his boldering gear and one harness (which will allow him to join other equipped sport or trad climbers).  The guy even took our slack line, which we used at least once every two years.  Somehow he attached everything to the motorcycle and rode away.







When I got home from work the next day, Kitson had spent all the money on mountain biking equipment.