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majid_sabet
Feb 23, 2007, 3:32 AM
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A university professor (leading expert in South American blue jay) decided to go and check out the new nest by a dry waterfall. His plan was to rappel 700 feet on the face of the dry waterfall.
Based on the info he collected from couple of climbing forum just few days before his adventure , there were rap bolts every 80 feet.
Once he downloaded the topo of the dry waterfall and did his math work , he discovered that by using a single 60 meter rope (using both side), he could rap down and reach every bolt and still have 4-5 meters of extra rope at the end.
So professor took
1-60 meter rope (each rap stations are @ 80 feet apart)
1- knife
1- flashlight
1- ATC
2- Locking Biner
On early Monday, professor headed to see the blue jays. A hot summer day with no climbers around, professor decided to go naked so he ran his rope thru the first rappelling ring and slowly descended to rap # 8.
Once he got some confidence with ATC, he rapped to station # 7, again every thing was looking cool. When professor got ready to rap to station # 6 where the bule jay nest were , he did not notice any chain link or bolts .
Since professor is not in to climbing and normally does not read the message board on the parking lot, There was a big note that said:
“ Attention all climbers, as of Sunday $%/&^/*7, due to loose bolts on rap # 4 and # 6, the chain links are removed , you need two 60 meter rope to rap ”.
Professor is sitting on the ledge 200 feet below the top and 500 feet above the base with his 60m rope on his hand naked. Next rap station is 170 feet below him. The waterfall is as shinny as a mirror (no holds, no cracks). Climbers are returning to waterfall 14 days from now.
What is the plan?
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(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Feb 23, 2007, 8:07 AM)
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Post edited by majid_sabet
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Post edited by majid_sabet
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