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Epi with a 60m

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Matt J · · Lakewood CO · Joined Oct 2018 · Points: 5

Going to red rock for the second time in May.  Is epi ok with a 60? I'd need a 70 to rap from the top of the chimneys, right?   What other climbs are ok with a 60 in the 5.8 to 5.10 range? Armatron....anything else you'd recommend?  Might just suck it up and buy a 70.  Seems like double 60s are all the rage in red rock.  Sorry if these questions could have been found elsewhere, I'm pretty stupid.   Thanks 

Max Tepfer · · Bend, OR · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 3,633

I think you need two ropes for Epinephrine if you plan on rappelling/bailing. (but maybe you'd be okay in the chimneys? That's not what I remember, but I could be mistaken) If you expect to send, you should just use a single 60 and be prepared to leave some gear in the (ideally) unlikely event that you have to bail.  My go to in Vegas is a 60 and a tag line, (assuming a team of two) but I usually leave the tag line behind unless I'm planning to rap and need the extra length.  There's a lot of stuff you can walk off of out there. (or do a few short raps and walk)

BryanOC · · All over · Joined Jun 2015 · Points: 5
Ashort · · Las Vegas, NV · Joined Apr 2014 · Points: 56

Epi with a 60m works great when you walk off, which you really should IMO. 

Matt J · · Lakewood CO · Joined Oct 2018 · Points: 5

Thanks everyone, I'm gonna stick with my 60  

Drederek · · Olympia, WA · Joined Mar 2004 · Points: 315

Black Orpheus is similar to Epinephrine, with a much cooler descent. 

Trad Man · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2018 · Points: 0

60s still exist?

Rob WardenSpaceLizard · · las Vegans, the cosmic void · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 130

my 80m has a way of turning into one ; )

Trad Man · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2018 · Points: 0

That does remind me: I did epi once with an 80 and highly reccomends a 70 (which at one point I still managed to tie three pitches into one with)

Zeb Martin · · San Francisco · Joined Nov 2018 · Points: 0

I've bailed from Pitch 4 with a 70, required rapping off a bush like the above link. Not sketchy at all imo.

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