jrb Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Anyone been on Thin Red Line recently? Any word on how much nailing there is or if it can go clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 We did the aid sections with minimal nailing (bugaboos and lost arrows) and I have read reports of it going hammerless. The usual tools are helpful; offset Aliens, HB Offset brass nuts, cam hooks, a few hooks esp in larger sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 did this route in 95. a lot of it goes free, just a few aid sections, pitch 2 (just the start) and double roof pitch. the (getting to the first goes at 10+). we started climbing @ 8 and finished about 10pm. have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscottf Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 It can totally go clean. I found a cam hook to be quite useful on the second pitch (listed as A3, but really A2 with all the fixed gear). The 4th picth, which Selected Climbs says to use pitons, can go clean with a 0 tcu and some small wires. Gaining the 8th pitch before dark can be tough (I got there after midnight) but it's comfy. The top of 6 is about the size of the tailgate of a pick up, so you'll be sitting all night. I've posted a route description on SummitPost.com, check it out and have a great trip. It's really a wonderful route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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