The Chief wrote:

Vitaliy M. wrote:Twin ropes and doubles are two different things...

Ah, what does that have to do with anything VM????

Don't worry about WHAT worry about WHY.

I have to say that it's really good to see The Chief back in full form. Go get em Rick!

The Chief wrote:

MoapaPk wrote:I think it is important that your rope be at least as strong as the manzanita bush that you are using as an anchor.

Hey MoPk, like this original Beckey anchor on P3 of his Premier Route at the WP??
(Oct 1994)

Actually, that anchor looks comparatively good! Looks like the roots have good penetration in the rock.

And the following is better than one might suppose...

To be quite honest....





[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y[/youtube]

Jeez, that Zombie kid looks and sounds frighteningly like some of the local kids I work with from time to time.
Good ol' weird Portland.

3Deserts wrote: The user's manual clearly states mountain mahoganies can not be used singly as anchor points.

Don't tell me.

Tell this dude. He put it there and used twin 50's on the FA...

What an interesting thread.

I believe the issue is that the two camps (The Chief and everyone else) are talking about two different subjects.

The Chief is talking about cragging, albeit in a mountain setting. Everyone else is talking about mountaineering.

TheGeneral wrote:What an interesting thread.

Really?

TheGeneral wrote:The Chief is talking about cragging, albeit in a mountain setting. Everyone else is talking about mountaineering.

Okay, NOW it might get interesting

rope????


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLvlGVNInw4[/youtube]

when you get a new rope, and you feelin like a star...

what you goin' do?

FREE SOLO IT!