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erik fischer
Trad climber
houston
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 21, 2013 - 03:38pm PT
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Does anybody know if a 60 meter rope will reach the thank god ledge if you rap in from the visor?
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:41pm PT
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Oh great googliemooglie another rapping epic waiting to happen LOL
YER Gunna....
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
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Yes, someone knows . . . but not me. I never tried to measure the distance from Thank God Ledge to the top of the Visor, but it never seemed all that far away. Still, unless you're planning on jugging back up, I'd take more than one rope.
John
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ec
climber
ca
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:46pm PT
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'thought you had a new song...
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erik fischer
Trad climber
houston
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2013 - 03:52pm PT
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We're bringing 2 ropes (1 70 and 1 60). The 60 is thicker so we wanted to use that for the rap and 70 to work the zig zags. We're just not 100% it will reach the ledge.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Feb 21, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
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You're planning to rappel the mighty Half Dome? There's another thread around here somewhere about rappelling El Cap.
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bigwall shitter
Social climber
the wild west
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Feb 21, 2013 - 04:22pm PT
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tourons will dismantle your anchor so that when you try and jug out you'll die fer sure.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Feb 21, 2013 - 04:52pm PT
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...(1 70 and 1 60)...
That's sounding bad from the get go...
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:18pm PT
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work the zig zags? WTF Can't you just climb up them and call it good?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:32pm PT
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While youre at it, rap in and top rope the last pitch of Southern Belle.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:37pm PT
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No pre-rehearsal! You got this thing. :)
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:43pm PT
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Don't rap in from the visor, that's st00pid! Tourons will have at your anchor.
Downclimb the 4th class blocks to the top of the last technical pitch and rap from there. Then "yes" a 60m will work. Leave a fixed rope or that French team that passes you will surely take off with your gear. Even with the fixed rope you have a 50/50 chance.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:43pm PT
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A 60 and 70 meter rope should work if you know what you're doing.
Do you know what you're doing?
I'm not going to explain how, and if you don't know how don't bother.
One other problem is it's not a simple straight forward rap to big sandy ledge.
You have to do some traversing.
By far the easiest way is using a 500 plus rope from the top with straight shot to big sandy.
Whatever ... but if you fuk up either way or any way and need to be rescued you'll be out of $1000 or more immediately.
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ec
climber
ca
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Feb 21, 2013 - 05:58pm PT
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Out of pocket, on the spot!
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Feb 21, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
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is it common to rap in to work the zig zags on HD? Seems like a major pain in the ass... might even be easier to just do the regular NWF french free to get there, lol. At least you get more rock climbing in! :D
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Feb 21, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
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Werner, I like that response much better then "It's piss easy, anyone can do it" for sure.
Two different length ropes makes me nervous.
It's 1000 or more for a tech rescue, and 900 if you just get a litter ride from the base of El Cap - watch out, they are serious about those fines. Have to agree that it sounds like a big pain in the wazoo to me.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Feb 21, 2013 - 06:09pm PT
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500 plus rope
better hire this dude
But it'll cost you... like seven dollars.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Feb 21, 2013 - 06:19pm PT
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ground floor on a RAP thread f yeah!!11!!
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