Anchor retrieval question ...

Frank Truth wrote:

I see, still gouging your customers, don't listen to him Adrienne, My course includes online mentoring and membership in the most elite of elites climbing club, Clan Gumby!!

I take venom, paypal of certifiable checks for 49.95!!

Act fast and I will include a slightly used nut. Even Frank can't match that.

Please understand that Frank and I share the same name, but that's where the similarities end.

My school is slightly more expensive, but you can't put a price on overpaying. It will make you feel like you have learned more, even if you haven't.

The nut Frank is speaking of is a slightly-used almond. From a bag of cheap trail mix. Beware of nuts of unknown origin.

Edit: I like the "venom" reference.

Jeremy in Laguna wrote:

Freebase

This had an entirely different definition in the 1980s.

80m will be better to free hand rope hike the mt Whitney

You rappel halfway down your rope, cut off the top half, keep rappelling, then tie it to the bottom of that rope. Keep repeating that till your at the bottom, and you've only left one anchor. It's called the Baron Von Munchausen method.

I normally just use a trampoline

Dana Bartlett wrote: Call Rock and Resole - they will know.

What’s that number again? ;)

Assuming you're not a troll:

If you're looking to acquire knowledge in lock down, you could read a book. Or a few books, since they have minor disagreements.

Yeah I know, reading isn't cool. Think of it as a collection of edited and vetted MP posts with less arguing, if that helps.

r m wrote: Assuming you're not a troll:

If you're looking to acquire knowledge in lock down, you could read a book. Or a few books, since they have minor disagreements.

Yeah I know, reading isn't cool. Think of it as a collection of edited and vetted MP posts with less arguing, if that helps.

Quit with the troll acusations you urban dictionary nerd, you should find the real definition because it don't mean what you think it means and honestly I'm not the one starting an argument so how the fuck am I trolling lol? But anyway I have several books on the subject and I allready completed an online course now the only thing left to do is back it up with gym training and certified instruction from qualified teachers in trad climbing, really I'm just looking for an honest discussion on the subject but hey somebody really did suggest cutting the rope what an ass how about you just ascend back to the top where you're rap anchor is clipped to the bolts attach your personal tether and then rework the rope for lowering but that's not solo climbing ... please correct me if I'm wrong I'm allways up for constructive criticism.

the best method is also known as updog.

It's not often I regret trying to offer some tiny fragment of help.

It may be kind of pricey, but if you can buy 3 spools of this rope, you could actually just hike up to the top and reppell the whole mtwhitey free hand climbing line. West buttress I think it’s called. Then you can top rope it. No problem with anchors that way.

Rent some ponies in Lone Pine, they can pack all your ropes pools up to at least the 15000 foot level on Whitney.  The fishing season has taken a real hit due to the rona this year, you can probably hire some out of work fishing guides to shuttle your ropes the rest of the way.   Just make sure they are AMGA single pitch certified so you don’t run into trouble with the BLM.  Yer welcome. 

You guys are heartwarming

Dood. What route on Whitney do you want to climb? Your start wont be at sea level so you wont have 10,000 feet of climbing. Thus you wont have 10,000 feet of rappelling. You only need gear for 1 pitch and maybe some bail gear. So a rack and a couple biners, some cord or webbing and some rap rings. What does the route description here on MP say you need? It is a highly trafficked mountain so im guessing it has rap stations or like others have said, a walk off.

If it has rap stations feed your rope through the chains or rings till you reach the middle point. If you dont have rap stations that is where the webbing and rings or leaving gear comes in. Tie knots in the ends of your rope. Throw the rope over. Set up your belay device. Test the system then just rappel on 2 strands. A 60 meter rope lets you rap 30 meters like that. A 80 meter rope lets you rap 40 meters. When you reach the next rap station (hopefully your rope is long enough which you will know if you read the damn route beta) untie the knots in the ends of your rope and pull one end till the rest of the rope falls down to you. Repeat. But your $150 online certificate should have told you all this. Once again, dont be so arrogant and go watch some damn youtube videos or buy some more books. Read them too. Spirit of the hills is a good place to start. And if I may. Dont go alone. You obviously dont have the knowledge or skill to be safe.

P.S.

This isnt martial arts, this isnt sparring. When a mountain kicks your ass you fucking die.

P.P.S.

Like real death. And that shit hurts.

Yeah I said I'm not experienced have you seen the movie K2 that mountain at the begining didn't have a walk off, I'm just wondering how you do this on a climb with no walk off and only 60 meter rope, it didn't look like Whitney had a walk off though, I know the risks involved and I'm not stupid enough to go alone especially without physical certified instruction and training I noticed the books and stuff don't cover every single detail it's more like a general outline meant as a reference for people with climbing experience and not an exact how to for the complete beginner.

...just use naked v-threads! Problem solved ha ha!

Brian Webb wrote: Yeah I said I'm not experienced have you seen the movie K2 that mountain at the begining didn't have a walk off, I'm just wondering how you do this on a climb with no walk off and only 60 meter rope, it didn't look like Whitney had a walk off though, I know the risks involved and I'm not stupid enough to go alone especially without physical certified instruction and training I noticed the books and stuff don't cover every single detail it's more like a general outline meant as a reference for people with climbing experience and not an exact how to for the complete beginner.

Well K2 you climb down the Abruzzi route which is how you got up in the first place. Or ski down.

Logan Hugmeyer wrote:  buy some more books. Read them too. Spirit of the hills is a good place to start. 

Say what?

Freedom of the hill people?

The best method I know is the potato launch method. You build an anchor and rap down to the next anchor spot and clip in. Grab your potato launcher and launch potatoes at the first anchor until it comes lose and viola. The trick is not to eat all your potatoes on the way up the mountain. Good luck.