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Martin Cash - Feb 24, 2004 1:54 pm - Voted 10/10
Why the tag line?You say it is a walkoff descent. Just curious about the second rope.
rpc - Feb 24, 2004 2:08 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Why the tag line?....good point Martin.
Well, it's actually either a long walk off or a simple rap off with a single rope (X3).....so why the 2nd line? mostly due to force of habit and.....communication purposes. Bad acoustics on the route and no radios.....having a trail line makes for an unambiguous communication method:
trail line starts zipping up --> take leader off belay
lead line goes up --> wait 30 sec, start climbing
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