Midnight Rock Descent

[olyclimber]

What is the easiest way off to Midnight Rock with a single 60m rope? (back to the base of the ledge under VW). Is there rap anchors at ROTC? Will a single 60m rap from the tree above ROTC reach the ledge?

[rat]

1. short rap from large ponderosa pine to bolts at the top of rotc.

2. 30m rap to bolts on ledge at base of rotc.

3. 30m to vw ledge.

 

walking/scrambling off to climbers' left from the top is not too bad but, as was mentioned elsewhere, has deteriorated a bit since the '94 fire.

[olyclimber]

we did the walk off to the climbers left yesterday, and couldn't recommend it if there is a rap option.

 

had rapped into to ROTC before, we were a group of three then and couldn't remember if we used two ropes to do it.

 

so you can reach the VW rap fine by walking over at the top of the cliff from another climb?

 

we would have gotten lost on the way up but for the sign directing us to Midnight Rock up near the big split in half boulder!