Rappel rope length for traverse South Teton to Nez Perce
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:46 am
Thinking about the traverse from South Teton to Cloudveil Dome and Nez Perce (but not doing the steep west face of Ice Cream Cone) in mid June. I am anticipating snowiness making some of the class 3/4 tricky, and planning on bringing a rope in the event I want to rap sections of descents. I've read there are fixed rap stations on the east ridge of Cloudveil. Are these spaced for a 60m rope? What about Spalding? It would be nice to get away with a short rope (like 30m) if possible to save weight. Most trip reports I read are from folks doing the full Grand traverse who presumably have a 60m with them anyway.