chilco Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 wondering if I can get down the W. Ridge Colouir via rappels with one rope. Guide book states a couple of options - which one is recommended? Are there rap stations that are obvious? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 You can get down the gully with no rope....if your good at snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncascademtns Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 We roped up and down climbed it with pickets. There are multiple rap routes in the gully. As the snow melts, they continue to show up. It's faster to down climb though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 chilco said: wondering if I can get down the W. Ridge Colouir via rappels with one rope. Guide book states a couple of options - which one is recommended? Are there rap stations that are obvious? Thanks If there is enough snow, downclimbing might be an option, as mentioned. However, the snow is sun-exposed, so gets very sloppy soft as the day wears on... I went the route in early June one year with one rope, and the rap anchors for the route really were not set up well for single-rope descent back then. We rapped off jammed knots etc. I would suggest you bring a light 45m 7mm rap cord and just do the double rope raps from the semi-decent anchors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Alex said: We rapped off jammed knots etc. Newbie question, what is this? Tieing knots in rap webbing to jam in cracks as opposed to slinging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshimko Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 As mentioned, the snow gully is down-climb-able until the snow melts out seriously. I've done it twice. Also, the rock gully that is immediately to the west of it can be rappelled with a single rope, quite obvious. An alternate if there is too much traffic in the snow gully. To get to it, descend from the notch, continue straight down instead of heading east (left) to get to the snow gully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savaiusini Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 ski the damn gully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 "Newbie question, what is this? Tieing knots in rap webbing to jam in cracks as opposed to slinging? " Yes, find a nice constriction, tie a knot in some webbing, sling like a chock. Works awesome in the right spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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