Needless to say, rack for the specific climb. But on most varied multi pitch I'll bring doubles in .2 - 3, one .1, a set of nuts, and 2 larger hexes. So roughly 18 cams supplemented with passive pro. And about 10-14 alpine draws.
This is all personal preference, so bring whatever makes you feel good. When I was getting into trad and slowly building my rack I had many occasions where I ran out of gear and had a difficult time building anchors and also had to run it out, so now I (admittedly) bring a lot of gear up. Also, I usually climb in Eldo and having a varied rack comes in handy.
But the real questions are,(1) if you insist, will he wear a harness? (not that 35 yr old 1 inch, giving yet another definition of - "Hero Loop") &(2)Will he at least carry the cams you offer him?(3) is there a way to make him place one? - (I've had to place my own at the belay!) edit: yeah, actually, I'd heard about the small "wheels" even a #1!
rgold
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Jan 20, 2019
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Poughkeepsie, NY
· Joined Feb 2008
· Points: 526
I don't think he'll wear a harness. Last time I looked, he had a few small cams on his rack.
It depends, but I only have 17 cams total, so I will usually have 10-12 on my rack, with some offsets and some peenuts. I'll grab doubles from a partner if I think I'll need more.
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