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tradguy
Nov 7, 2002, 3:38 PM
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I'm planning to climb Lotta Balls in First Creek Canyon at Red Rocks tomorrow, and I'm trying to figure out if I need 2 ropes for the descent. The guidebook says "two short rappels", and I've heard from people who said they "think" it could be done with 1 rope. Does anyone know FOR SURE? Are the rappels in the descent gully bolted?
Thanks!
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bolder
Nov 7, 2002, 3:49 PM
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No you don't need two ropes. I did it about 3 years ago and we only brought one 60m rope.
[ This Message was edited by: bolder on 2002-11-07 08:06 ]
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cjburchell
Nov 7, 2002, 3:55 PM
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I did the climb about two years ago and I remember that the rap stations in the gully are just slinged trees. I would recommend that you just use one rope and do two raps for the decent. I also remember that there was a chance for the rope getting stuck as the decent is in a blocky gully.
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tradguy
Nov 7, 2002, 6:18 PM
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Cool. Single 60m it is then. Thanks for the info!
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xavier
Nov 7, 2002, 10:41 PM
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If you get there and there's a party or two ahead of you, "Black Magic" also 5.8, is just to the right and has a killer first pitch. Have fun..
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jer
Nov 7, 2002, 11:04 PM
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I did it with one rope and no shoes...the first pitch in sandals and the second(crux) barefoot. My climbing shoes were getting resoled that day...
Jer
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flamer
Nov 8, 2002, 11:15 PM
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Only one rope( Even 50m). Hey when you top out on lotta balls- look up and left there is a big varnished buttress with a crack splitting it. This is a 2 pitch climb called- Kick in the balls. It goes at 5.8- I put it up a couple of years ago and don't think it has seen a second? Bring big gear. You descend with some down climbing and rappeling to the east. Have fun!
Josh
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