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How to take a group rappelling near Moab without offending absolutely everybody:

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Jonathan Brown · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 0

I've just been voluntold to help find, coordinate, and execute a 'rappelling adventure' (their words, not mine) for a large group of about 15 people.  My normal MO is to only take whoever can fit in my Corolla and leading or sport climbing on our own, so this is a stretch for me.  Any suggestion on how to pull this off without it becoming an absolute mess would be appreciated.  We'll be camping South East of Moab - towards Mount Waas, so bonus points if you have a location you'd recommend.  

Adam Fleming · · SLC · Joined Jun 2015 · Points: 542

Are you getting paid or otherwise compensated? If so, the BLM will need their cut. What's the scrambling ability of the group? What's your ability to set up anchors using distant components like rocks and trees?

peterfogg · · Durango · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 32

Advice: fake your death; find one or two good partners; climb neat stuff.

Steve Williams · · The state of confusion · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 235

Rappelling is the most dangerous aspect of climbing.  Just do when necessary.  Go climbing.

Jonathan Brown · · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 0

Follow up:  Last weekend we went to KFC Toprope area on the Lower Dakota Crag.  There were 3 bolted routes that worked perfectly.  The Western-most  bolts were for a small wall - maybe 25 feet.  Everybody got tired of that one really fast, so we eventually moved to the other two routes near each other.  There's a bit of exposure while clipping people in, so we were having them clip in to the wall first.  

Added bonus: 45 minutes from Moab and 20 degrees+ cooler than anywhere in the valley.  It was great for a bigger group.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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