On 18-Apr-2018 feetoffground wrote:
>In answer to a previous question, the problem with using the existing
>bolts for Highlines is that the quality of them varies wildly, but more
>importantly redirecting them to go off the aretes is often impossible as
>there’s generally no trad gear on these aretes. And if youre not all the
>way on the arete, there’s isually really bad fall potential.
Call me stupid, but can someone please explain to me how if a highline doesn't start at an arete it increases the fall potential (I assume this is actually referring to the consequence rather than the potential). |