chucK Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Yeah shit! You wouldn't know which rope to pull when rapping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 What if you carried 20 100m ropes and left one at each rap, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 ChcuK: I bought one of those once - 100m bicolor 8.8mm mammut. I thought it was going to be just the thing for Alpine climbing. As it turned out, I never used it. Even when I went for some Canadian Rockies moderate ice faces, it just didn't seem to be the right rope for one reason or another and it pretty much always stayed behind in favor of more conventional ropes. I ended up cutting off some shorter lengths for various purposes and the most commonly used segment for me has been a piece about 30m that I have used for non-technical routes where I wanted to bring some cord just in case and for some desert hikes. Â One definite drawback is the fact that you have much more to tangle so that when you want to make a real rope salad out of it, you can really go to town. Also, you can't split it between two packs, and it is much more of a nuisance when you start simulclimbing on barely technical terrain where you may want to shortrope it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Whoa! 2000m climb. Where can I find one of those in Washington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Whoa! 2000m climb. Where can I find one of those in Washington? Â North Face of Jberg is almost 6,000 ft high isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 The North Face of J-Berg is one of those routes where I'd definitely opt for a 50m rope over a 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Even if rapping and leaving ropes fixed?????? Â PLEASE try to stay on topic here! The topic is "6000 foot high faces in Washington I could rap by fixing 20 100m ropes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 What's with the mixed units of measure? Are you moonlighting for NASA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Mountains in America are measured in feet but rope lengths are international and come in metric lengths. Don't you have someone on Hood to rescue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Yes, but I can't afford the gas to get up there with my truck, what with its miserable fuel economy of 3.2 barleycorns per pint (bpp). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJScott Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 I decided on two 6000ft Edelweiss Stratos at 9 mil. That way I can link everypitch in washington, and only use one anchor. thank you all for the great advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Yates makes a 130m continuous loop rope (no ends) for solo aid. The advantage is that it can't slip out of the grigri when it starts autofeeding. The bicore model (half dynamic/half static) makes it easy to lead and haul on the same rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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