Re: [mojavedesertrat] rapping on one strand of rope
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in addition to what good advice others have posted:
make sure your anchor is bomber and climb steep or overhanging pitches if the aid is weird or hard.
it can sometimes speed things up if you clean a piece or two while rapping the haul line if you can reach it.
for instance, on a traversing pitch you can cut down on the number of lower outs you might need to do when jugging the leadline/cleaning.
I have been able to completely eliminate cleaning pendulums at times just by snagging a key peice on the way down (like the pendulum point).
This is one of the benefits of soloing. You can protect yourself without creating rope drag, and avoid wierd standard cleaning trickery while on you way down the haul line. Assuming you can reach the gear.
If the pitch is straight up I just rap to the belay. Do't rap to fast or you can melt the sheath of your ropes. Happened to me on WC last summer.
cheers ~bone
(This post was edited by lambone on Nov 16, 2006, 9:08 AM)
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