Are two ropes pretty standard for some of the moderate multi-pitchs at Eldo? Im seeing a good bit of walk off decents in the descriptions. Thanks! Josh
A 60m generally does work, but be aware that some rappels longer than 100ft and you may have to scramble down. Tie knots and watch your rope ends! If you own double ropes they can be useful for some of the wandering routes that can be common in Eldo. The pitches are often short, since they were likely put up with 50m ropes and often have traverses. Hope that helps.
Thanks. I'm actually flying out there to climb with my brother tonight; he has a 60 and I have my 60, was trying to decide if I should pack mine. Figure I might as well. Now if we can just find a place to camp...
Personally I would not want to drag two full 60m ropes up the climbs.
Kevin is right on, a 60m is pretty much perfect if you are comfortable scrambling down a 5.4 gully 10ft to a big ledge, as is the case for the Dirty Deeds raps off of Yellow Spur. If you do Gambit the raps and walkoff are fine with a 60. The Chokstone raps uphill from the top of Ruper are perfect with a 60m and from there the Vertigo raps are fine with a 60m. The raps off of the Wind Tower (Calypso, Reggae, etc) can be easily done with a 60m, or you can walk off to climbers left. Bastille is a walk off. That would pretty much cover a ton of beautiful routes for your first time there.
Knotting your ends is a good idea if you are unsure. Some of these raps involve walking unroped on a 6 feet wide ledge a pitch or more up. If that makes you uncomfortable, bring 2 ropes.
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