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Looking back at the approach from the standard single 70m raps.
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This is what happens when you do the Rappel Route with a single 60m rope; certainly not recommended. I wasn't using the American Death Triangle, and I tied knots for my partner as he came down, btw. With rope stretch, you're still ~1-2 meters short.
Rap from the chain anchor if you have double ropes. If you have a single 70m, it is probably best to rap from the anchor about 100 feet to climber's left of this (without chains as of July 2018).
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Hanson Smith
Jul 31, 2019
“Looking back at the approach from the standard single 70m raps.”  

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