Lowlander Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Anyone climb the West Face of El Cap (5.11c)? Can you pull on gear on the short 5.11 sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindude Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 IIRC, there's no real gear to pull on for the 5.11 friction on the first two pitches, but at least it's protectable, and at times there are fixed ropes for the first two pitches--folks at supertopos will likely have more and current beta. For the 5.11 crack pitches above, yes, that can be french-freed. My experience with ratings in Yose is that 5.11 friction is much easier than 5.11 crack moves, with this climb no exception. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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