Does anyone know the condition of the rivet ladder on the upper pitches of new dawn on el cap (after it has joined wall of early morning light, I think pitches 16-19)?
Would it be prudent to go up there without a hand drill and some extra rivets/bolts, or is it in pretty bad shape?
Take a rivit kit and leave it in the bottom of the bag, it’s like a pound. But i haven’t heard anything to bad. Those dowels are dowels so you never know but take some beer and have a blast
Hayden robinson wrote: Take a rivit kit and leave it in the bottom of the bag, it’s like a pound. But i haven’t heard anything to bad. Those dowels are dowels so you never know but take some beer and have a blast
This is what I figured. I just don’t own a hand drill and am hesitant to buy one just for this purpose
MikeI
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My partner and I had a blast on Mescalito last month, but found some of the dowels pretty spooky. Replaced one rivet where one was missing. nullnull
I agree with Hayden regarding taking a rivet kit. You come off on one of the rivet/dowel pitches and chances are you’ll blow more than one. Have fun whatever you choose.
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