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kevthegerman
Jan 12, 2011, 3:57 PM
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Centralrock... These guys know what ther are talking about for sure (justroberto esp..) I know that we (my climbing buds and me) have climbed pretty much all the multipitch avail at erock and when we started climbing we "practiced" setting up belays at our local crags on the ground to get accustomed to rope management, knots (clove hitch, bowline and fig 8 on a bight) and a bit of self-rescue as well.. my suggest is to read any of the "how to rock climb" books by John Long. He has the most straightforward and very interesting way of delivering great rock climbing wisdom. I simply love his books and have read, and reread them many times. Bottom line is USE COMMON SENSE, if you get up there and don't feel safe, DONT CLIMB. If you intend on rapping off use a 70 meter rope or you will have to downclimb to the second belay. only other option is to connect 2 60 meter ropes (here you have to worry about the correct knot depending on the diameter of the ropes that you are connecting..) remember there is nothing better than being properly trained and having the correct gear and knowledge of using the gear. Once you have committed to climbing one of the MP's i would recommend Mark of the Beast to be the first line as this is one of the easier lines and also gives you a great chance to practice the essentials of setting up a belay.... And let me add one last thing.. SRENE: Solid Redundant Equalized Non-Extending ... Equalize, Equalize, Equalize, while this isn't going to be a big deal on the huge belay ledges at Erock, you still need to practice this mantra as once you get to tiny ledges on 300, 700, 1000 ft+ climbs you will want to be well versed in this technique....
(This post was edited by kevthegerman on Jan 12, 2011, 5:00 PM)
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