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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Aug 31, 2015 - 12:39am PT
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if you like climbing up long ropes just hike up half dome,
or stay home and watch desperate housewives,
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Gunkie
climber
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Aug 31, 2015 - 07:50am PT
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A1 becomes A5+ after 500 vertical feet. And A2 becomes Jim Beyer (sp?) territory.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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On our team was the best rappeler in the world, IMHO.
Funniest thing I've read on the ol' interweb in a couple of days.
Thanks.
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Bryon Martin
climber
Ca
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Funny idea. Even funnier how many folks are taking it seriously. Toproping El Cap -- as if.
(Call me once you've got it set up.)
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Crazy Bat
Sport climber
Birmingham, AL & Seweanee, TN
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So I think he is best on Single Rope Techniques. LOL
400 lb test line? Not safe at all. However our group lowers a small haul line from the top and uses it to haul the main rope up. Not near as bad to carry several hundred pounds of rope 1/2 mile vs all the way to the top.
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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"Funny idea. Even funnier how many folks are taking it seriously. Toproping El Cap -- as if.
(Call me once you've got it set up.)"
Pardon me but I think it is a cool idea. Trying to set up a team as we speak. Let me get this straight.... you make fun of the idea then you want in on it? No sir, the glory will be ours.
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YYZ
climber
Alabama
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(I rapped and jugged EC back in July 2010 with the VBATS caver group.)
Some of the details being offered here by "the cavers" may need a bit more clarification.
The rope weighs ~180 lbs (+/- 5 lbs) not several hundred pounds (it's 11mm PMI max wear/pit rope). It is a custom order from PMI. Because they only make rope at 1200' lengths, it requires 2 splices to get to 3000'+. The inner-core threads are interleave/spliced over a distance of ~ 200'.
We (VBATS) plan our trip during the month of July - on purpose - to avoid as much as possible being a nuisance to the climbers (courtesy gesture, I suppose). From what I can tell, July is somewhat off-season due to the heat on the big wall, although there are a few faithful we do encounter...and interrupt slumber.
The night climbing is accurate, and I believe the "shut-up, we're trying to sleep" occurred on the 2010 trip. Funny - small world.
Brief story: During one EC trip a brief exchange occurred between cavers and trad climbers, the cavers asked the climbers what they really missed on the wall. In unison they replied, "a pizza". Unbeknownst to them the cavers radioed down to base camp for the next jugging team to bring a pizza. When that tandem pair showed up a few hours later and announced "pizza delivery" you probably could have knocked the climber dudes off the wall with a feather. And better yet, it was free! Missed the 30 min delivery deadline =) Caver/climber relations were strengthened that day!
TinY Manke is the real-deal - has skills. He rapped an injured caver off EC in 2013. YOSAR not required, that day... And in the past couple of years, he has successfully executed a tandem +1 (trandem) rappel.
Plans are currently underway for an El Cap trip 07/2016
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WBraun
climber
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The rope weighs ~180 lbs (+/- 5 lbs) not several hundred pounds
Yep, we have them in 1200 foot lenght in haul bags 4 total at 90 approximately pounds each.
So two 1200 foot ropes and haul bags approximately 180 pounds.
We used to have two 3000 footers but they were not manageable for what is generally needed for a typical wall rescue.
The pizza delivery you guys did was way cool and we wished at times on some of the more bad weather rescues we did could have had pizza too :-)
All in all long ropes require a different expertise from every day common climbing equipment handling .....
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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PMI static used to weigh approximately 8 lbs -100ft
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Crazy Bat
Sport climber
Birmingham, AL & Seweanee, TN
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YYZ, this is Myrna.
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YYZ
climber
Alabama
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YYZ, this is Myrna. Hey Myrna...Kuenn
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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I have no interest in top roping el cap but I'll belay. The rope just has to be long enough so I can either belay from my car or from the meadow. I'll bring my beloggles.
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melski
Trad climber
bytheriver
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D ue to extreme demand for climbing classic routes,Express Lanes will be needed,[ie,fixed lines ,and gri,gris],helmet foot holds only allowed during rush hour traffic,thank you for your patience,,
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