Moderator: Tim White
Scott McCrea wrote:Bruce, what size, type of rope was used?
Would they have let me use my Munter? ;-)
What did you learn about climbing that much rope?
chh wrote:Sounds like an awesome trip. I've got nothing but questions.
Did you find the Stop rigged in "C" or "Zero" fashion with a braking carabiner to be to fast with the weight you were carrying? If so what about a second braking carabiner? Sounds like disabling/bypassing the cam would have been the way to go (or a micro rack/Simple). I always carry one extra braking biner and have only ever used it with 8mm ropes I wasn't familiar with yet and one pick off.
What was the longest and shortest pitch you did, and the average pitch depth, if there was such a thing?
What is an example of a rigging method you had not encountered before and had to improvise with?
Any tips/tricks for moving tanks along with personal gear through a difficult cave?(nothing pisses me off like two bags )
Also, I'll say "amen!" to all of your bulleted points. That's all worth heeding.
KG4YUV wrote:Just out of curiosity, would they give you a weird look if you used ropewalker because frog or something else is the accepted "standard" over there?
Lava wrote:KG4YUV wrote:Just out of curiosity, would they give you a weird look if you used ropewalker because frog or something else is the accepted "standard" over there?
Well, yes, they would give you a "what the heck is that contraption??" look initially, but for the most part they'd be concerned that you'd hold the whole group up at every rebelay (which you probably would).
Lava wrote:KG4YUV wrote:Just out of curiosity, would they give you a weird look if you used ropewalker because frog or something else is the accepted "standard" over there?
Well, yes, they would give you a "what the heck is that contraption??" look initially, but for the most part they'd be concerned that you'd hold the whole group up at every rebelay (which you probably would).
Chads93GT wrote:So why would you hold up the whole group at rebelays with a rope walker? Climbing out I don't see how you would take any mroe time than a frog system climbing past a rebelay, and rappelling past, I dont see how it would take any longer either. I mean........it doesnt take me any longer........
Lava wrote:Not to mention all the weird traverses and j-rappels would be quite awkward with bungee cords and chest rollers to deal with, especially when you're hanging on a line at 45 degrees.
Users browsing this forum: FaceBook [Linkcheck]