Should I chop my tagline?

By another 8.4, climb with double ropes, and get rid of the 10.2. Once I switched over, I couldn't believe I ever did anything else.

TC

Eric Fjellanger wrote:Lopping 10 meters off your skinny line will save you about a pound.

all kinds of cyclists love to buy the lightest bike around all for 10k+. the thing is that after a certain point, cutting a lb here or there on the bike becomes very expensive. what's funny is that most people don't even deserve or need that kind of ride and should be thinking of cutting a lb or two on themselves instead.

+1 for not cutting, and losing a lb or two while carrying the extra 10m and extra lb of rope with you.

mitchy wrote:Lspade, you should donkey punch you're chick tonight.

Not many make the inverse your/you're mistake. Good job!

Thanks for the correction, gotta few brews, capn' n coke and workin' on a bowl as i type. Getting ready to watch the celtics kick some ass later, gotta put on the game face.

T.C. wrote:By another 8.4, climb with double ropes, and get rid of the 10.2. Once I switched over, I couldn't believe I ever did anything else. TC

I know. I would be rocking doubles if my wallet could afford a set.

Jeff Chrisler wrote: ...what's funny is that most people don't even deserve or need that kind of ride and should be thinking of cutting a lb or two on themselves instead. +1 for not cutting, and losing a lb or two while carrying the extra 10m and extra lb of rope with you.

Luckily I am one of the skinny people that buys cheap/used gear and trains hard to compensate for my cruddy gear, haha. However, chopping off 10m of rope was a free way to go lighter. But I understand your point. I will not be slicing up the rope.

Well, since you're broke, you prolly don't have a chick to donkey punch.

Where are you climbing that you need that much rope?

Josh Olson wrote:Where are you climbing that you need that much rope?

I live in MN so a 60m is plenty for any climb in my state. When I travel out of state my partner and I climb on my 10.2 and trail his 9.8 (Black Hills, Moab, Saltlake).

I bought the 70m half rope pretty much solely for my honeymoon (the rope is used and I got it at an awesome price). My lady and I are spending 10 days in Sedona, Arizona and a few of the climbs I want to do require full length rappels.

Eric Fjellanger wrote:Lopping 10 meters off your skinny line will save you about a pound.

In alpine terms, that is a very substantial amount.

If you cant get off something with 2 60s, you have a problem (and it's not that you dont have 10 more meters of rope).
If the 1 pound of weight doesn't matter to you, then it's not a problem either way.

Do remember the mantra of alpine climbing though... light is right. You hauling an extra pount up 1000 vertical feet is that much more food you need to bring and calories you need to burn. Just a thought if you are really going lightweight alpine style.

The Dread Pirate Killis wrote:Chop both in half, then each of those four pieces in half. You now have 8 chunks of rope each worth approximately the value of this discussion. Discuss.

Wow, what a helpful and friendly post. Your rude comments are not needed or wanted here. Mods can we get that nasty comment deleted? It really bugs me everytime I have to read it and is in clear violation of rule number 1.

Spri wrote: If you cant get off something with 2 60s, you have a problem (and it's not that you dont have 10 more meters of rope).

This is exactly why I originally assumed that it would be a better idea to get rid of the extra weight by cutting the rope. Hmmm, so many good reasons to leave the rope as is and such a wonderful reason to cut it.

The Dread Pirate Killis wrote:Chop both in half, then each of those four pieces in half. You now have 8 chunks of rope each worth approximately the value of this discussion. Discuss.

This made it all worth it

What you've got is not an ultralight setup, no matter how you slice it.
If you have to hike miles to get to your climb, chop it. Otherwise don't be a weight weenie.

A few months of deep squats, leg training and lifting and you should be in better shape to haul that extra pound of thin rope for the day.,,,,,,,,,,or find shorter approach hikes;-)