Jens Posted December 19, 2004 Posted December 19, 2004 Anybody have any comments on the effectiveness of spiralling or corkscrewing the rope around freestanding pillars when leading? Anybody ever get shut down doing this? Do you prefer to attack the overhanging front side or do you prefer to climb the vertical inside, even if it means you'll have to bash off a bunch of icicles where the curtain meets the pillar, snake the rope around, and traverese under a curtain? any comments about rope drag? especailly if the rope spiralls around and then under and out onto the ice curtain? Any comments? Are you better off just burl meistering it with the biceps up the front? ________________ A friend of mine saw a guy spiral the rope several times around the fang at vail in early season. How bad do you think his drag was? Quote
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