Hi all,
So I have been looking around for this on the forum but my search words are not getting me exactly what I am looking for so thought I would see if someone can help offhand. 2 friends and I have been doing some winter mountaineering in the White Mtns of NH and looking to move onto something bigger (Rainier). Gear-wise and fitness-wise we are pretty prepared. What I am trying to determine is the best way for 3 of us to get roped in for the glacier travel. We have a 50m 10mm dry rope and here is where I want to find out:
1. Distance of rope between each of us (min or max?).
2. Where the slack will go? (i.e. slack distributed between first and last climber or all on the one climber?)
3. Best knots to use for tying in at each spot? Was maybe thinking Alpine Butterfly for the middle guy would work but was not sure about first and last since I did not know if one would have an end of the rope or not.
Sorry if some of this is painfully obvious. Still learning the ropes (literally) and like to do my homework. Seems like the folks on here really know their stuff. Ofcourse, some trips to the rock gym will be in store for us well.