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Two Story portaledges

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Seth Bleazard · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 714

 I remember seeing a picture a few years back but I couldn’t find it. Just curious to see if these exist. 

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043

You talking about the hammock under the portaledge or actually two ledges linked into a single bunk bed structure?

Alex Ghiggeri · · Denver, CO · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 115

There's a new air mattress style portaledge on kickstarter that stacks like that

Seth Bleazard · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 714
kevin deweese wrote: You talking about the hammock under the portaledge or actually two ledges linked into a single bunk bed structure?

The later

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043
Seth Bleazard wrote:

The later

Never seen one that's western made. I wouldn't be surprised if the russians have something like that considering their multi-person capsule style of bigwall ascents. 

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043
Alex Ghiggeri wrote: There's a new air mattress style portaledge on kickstarter that stacks like that

NegativeK · · Nevada · Joined Jul 2016 · Points: 40
kevin deweese wrote:

Never seen one that's western made. I wouldn't be surprised if the russians have something like that considering their multi-person capsule style of bigwall ascents. 

I seem to remember AK's book mentioning a three-person Russian ledge, but I can't recall any double deckers -- and I'm too many states away from my library.

LL Biner · · Reno, NV · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 0

I think you're referring to John Middendorf's A5 company.
I remember in John's big wall book drawings showing ledges with hammocks hanging below them
If you punch in John Middendorf A5  on google,you'll come across some photos and drawings.

Fail Falling · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 1,043
mario molina wrote: I think you're referring to John Middendorf's A5 company.
I remember in John's big wall book drawings showing ledges with hammocks hanging below them
If you punch in John Middendorf A5  on google,you'll come across some photos and drawings.

OP already stated that it was not the hammock under the portaledge design they were talking about

What A5 had:
From the 1996 A5 Catalogue ( bigwalls.net/new2016/1996Ca…)


From the late 80s A5 Catalogue ( bigwalls.net/new2016/A5Cata…)



I did notice one possibility. In the older A5 catalogues (second link above), there were cartoon drawings (of items that did not exist because they were cartoons) that showed a bunk bed type portaledge idea.

Christian George · · Home-yes, Town- no · Joined Jul 2019 · Points: 0

My ledge has at least four great stories.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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