Oct 26, 2026 Guess I will close this thing. Thanks to those that made helpful posts. View Message

Oct 23, 2026 Good suggestion Bruno. I haven’t done that for fixing a rope to 1 or 2 trees, which I have done only a few times, using bowline knots. (Many times with climbing slings)&n… View Message

Oct 22, 2026 So Clint, what are your thoughts on turning classic Valley short free routes into via ferattas?Also, every wall route I have done since 1984 has been a clean ascent. That&rsquo… View Message

Oct 22, 2026 Clint: now that you mention it’ I believe I remember that chockstone. I also don’t remember noticing it missing the last time I was there. I didn’t lead the f… View Message

Oct 22, 2026 Jack, you are partly right. I also developed as a climber in a different era. There has been a lot of excellent evolution through the decades. But not nearly as much as is comm… View Message

Oct 22, 2026 If your rack and rope(s) are considerably lighter, you don’t need as much water.I’ll go weigh my current rack. It is a little bigger than what I used to carry, but… View Message