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Re: [acorneau] Purcell Prusik:
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bill413
Jul 19, 2009, 3:00 PM
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acorneau wrote: shu2kill wrote: so now you are tied in to two points, without the need of extra gear. however, i have another question. you climb to the top of a multipitch route, and now you have to rappel down. how do you tie in to the anchors to pull the rope to set it at the rap station for the next pitch down?? or does this clove hitching thing only works in single pitch routes?? Well, I only came up with this idea just yesterday so I hadn't thought through all scenarios. For raps I would use a separate system (Purcell, slings, etc).
Let's see - I'm a bit foggy on the previous discussion on this thread, so I don't remember the constraints on our situation, but...
With minimal extra gear, bolted anchor:
Tie into system as acorneau has suggested. Pull up rope so you now have both ends. end of rope through chains. Pull both ends of rope through your hands so that you wind up with the middle point of the rope hanging through the chains. Rig your rappel device. Double check the rigging of your rappel device. Untie one the clove hitches from the chains. Check your rappel device. Untie the 5 foot tail. Rap down (you can keep the end of the rope still tied to you while doing this). Tie into next anchor. Repeat.
Sigh - I'll try to bring up some extra gear with me next time...It'll make it easier.
(This post was edited by bill413 on Jul 19, 2009, 6:11 PM)
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