On 2-Dec-2018 Miguel75 wrote:
>On 2-Dec-2018 mountbeckworth wrote:
>>My post on one way to climb without needing bolts, using a static rope,
>>is a bit confusing. I meant that you could climb using a proper climbing
>>rope, but rather than clip into bolts, use quickdraws to clip into a
>separate
>>static rope with loops. The static line would be anchored to the top
>of
>>the climb.
>
>Why not cut the faff and just top rope?
Except neither would work on any routes that are steep / traversing routes / inaccessible / longer than 30m to name a few reasons that sink either suggestion. |