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sittingduck


Jul 25, 2010, 11:28 AM

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Re: [angeleyes] using non dry rope on snow
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angeleyes wrote:
There's a coulier in the sierras in good condition I'm heading up soon with a buddy. It's possible on the way up that we might want to belay from a deadman in a few sections

I was thinking to take my 30m 10.2 non dry rope if possible for this. However I don't really know what happens when you get a non dry rope in the snow.

Does it rapidly soak up moisture get bigger and impossible to use, or loose its dynamic properties or?

I plan to buy a nice dry alpine rope just don't have the cash before this short trip.

thanks

In my experience, ropes may freeze and become difficult to feed into any atc-style device. It is mildly ironic that the ridiculed rappel-8 works better than any atc-style device under cold and icy conditions.

I got tired of carrying heavy and bulky gear that never got used, so I do not bring deadmans anymore. It is possible to makeshift solutions if absolutely needed.

Summits are often covered in snow. Then I just dig my feet in, sit in the snow, and use the super fast hip-belay.


(This post was edited by sittingduck on Jul 25, 2010, 11:30 AM)



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