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I am interested in climbing the east butress direct route on South Early Winter Spire in a few weeks and am wondering if its possible to descend the route by rappelling back down it with a single rope. So i guess my question is this: are the rap stations on the route more than 30 m apart? thanks for helping me not die

thanks guys. How is going up then back down then all the way up then all the way back down straightforward?

Yeah, I thought amd read about doing the route by fixing, but thought I'd check out the possibility of bivying aloft. Seems more straight forward to me, even if it's not, and more fun. So my question still stands: can anyone give me some info on the ledge accessible from rapel from the 8th? Thanks

Well, thanks for the great info guys. I am new to cascadeclimbers, and it really seems like a great resource and a great community. That 10th pitch triangle ledge... how big is it? also, I don't really mind the jumar, so how big is the 8th pitch rappel ledge? Does the opportunity exist to back up the 1/4s with some pro exist? I'll probably have 2 in my party, and I want to find somewhere we can actually sleep. Thanks again guys.

I have read about a few different options for possible bivouac locations on liberty crack. One, a small cave above the eighth pitch, and another larger ledge that is accessible via rapel from I think the 7th pitch. Has anyone spent the night in either of these places, or somewhere else? I know sleeping aloft is not the standard way to climb this route, but it sure sounds like a great way to pass the night to me. Thanks for any info.