Quarryographer Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hey all. I was just wondering if anybody has done Cutthroat lately? Summitpost has a topo that says there's Rap chains on the West ridge. Looks pretty straightforward, but...? Will a 70 meter reach? It looks kinda far from the South Buttress. Will we have to carry up and over all our gear? And lastly. Having not climbed the West ridge would it be easy to get lost? I know it's silly to ask, but I'll be taking the gf, and I'd like to keep the last minute epics to a minimum. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) The South (West?) Buttess has some route latitude so it is hard to get lost, although there are some variations that are clearly better than others. FWIW, we rapped the route with a 40 meter rope, what was left after cutting my 60 when it got stuck. Edited June 24, 2012 by DPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I have rapped/downclimbed the SE Butt (8/2011). We never had to build a rap station from scratch. You may want to add a sling here or there (and please pack out some tat if you cut it off). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryographer Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 in winter conditions a few years ago we were using 2x60m, but passed a lot of other anchors on the way. get euro death hook in case 70m is too short for double raps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 There are bolted anchors from the summit. I think two single rope raps to reach the west ridge, then scramble down the ridge, right on the crest, for a ways until you reach a few more single rope raps (I recall the first one being near a stunted tree or small bush) that lead down to the scree below the west ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 6- 28 from SE from summit of Liberty Bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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