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Re: Designing a climbing mechanism for 2013... a humbling experience
We have had some major design breakthroughs that are as of yet semi-tested. We have confidence in our ability to not fall off. Also, I'd like to think that it is innovative, and as the lead student CAD designer for the team, I'm psyched for all the work. I cannot wait to see all the teams' ideas.

We haven't been having so many worries on the actual climbing mechanism. However, our pyramid construction was a bit rough, since the specific U-bolts we are supposed to use aren't exactly abundant on the Island, and we started off pretty racked, but we fixed it.

Expect teasers post-build season. After so many ideas going through our heads, I cannot wait to see what everybody does, and how they make it work. Good luck to everybody else, and remember to be super careful while testing your climbing mechanisms.
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