With the information I have I don't know, but from the very nice position of the bolts, I would say it was probably rap-bolted by someone giving good consideration to the position the climber finds himself in during cruxes. Take that with a grain of salt though: I don't actually know the difficulties involved in coming up with a good bolting pattern, specifically if an awkward or run-out pattern is actually correlated with ground-up bolting or not.
You could do that. Thanks, I'll mention it. We actually used 50 meter ropes on the rappel descent but it was creepy enough at once stance that I don't recommend it! Some poor chap might come along and forget that he chopped a meter off due to a crampon point issue the previous winter. He'd have an issue, I think!
mvs - May 19, 2011 10:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Ja Wohl!With the information I have I don't know, but from the very nice position of the bolts, I would say it was probably rap-bolted by someone giving good consideration to the position the climber finds himself in during cruxes. Take that with a grain of salt though: I don't actually know the difficulties involved in coming up with a good bolting pattern, specifically if an awkward or run-out pattern is actually correlated with ground-up bolting or not.
kamil - May 27, 2011 5:01 am - Voted 10/10
well done!Great description of a nice route.
For those with 50 m ropes, hows about abbing down the route line from belay stances?
cheers
k
mvs - May 27, 2011 6:32 am - Hasn't voted
Re: well done!You could do that. Thanks, I'll mention it. We actually used 50 meter ropes on the rappel descent but it was creepy enough at once stance that I don't recommend it! Some poor chap might come along and forget that he chopped a meter off due to a crampon point issue the previous winter. He'd have an issue, I think!