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twin rope technique or full climbing rope?


christophbenells

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do you guys use a full length rope for trips that involve glacier approaches and steep snow climbs? use the rope to get maximum pitch length?

 

or do you use 2 30m ropes in twin rope technique and do short pitches?

 

is it wise to do a running belay on a single 30m glacier rope?

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A single 30m is a bit short for two person roped glacier travel as it doesn't leave much rope for rescue coils. I have pair of 30's that work well. You can tie in short one one, and have the other available for rescue. They also work well as twins for alpine rock, or single for running belays on snow. Don't use a twin rope as a single on rock; not rated for that and easily cut. They belay and rap fine as twins, a bit stretchy but not a problem.

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^^^30m too short for glacier travel???

 

isnt that the standard lenghth for a 3 person team?

 

30m is probably considered std. for a 3 person team; however for a 2 person team I think it's a bit short because of the length you need for rescue coils.

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