Fixed ropes on Salathe?

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RockMD

Big Wall climber

Arizona

Topic Author's Original Post - May 10, 2006 - 06:34pm PT

Hey, does anyone know the status of the fixed ropes from Heart ledges? I am planning on being in the valley at the end of the month and might jump on Salathe. Anyone know what's up?

Lambone

Ice climber

Ashland, Or

May 10, 2006 - 07:28pm PT

Talked to a monkey on Monday who said they've got lines from the summit to the base on Freerider...

can't say

Social climber

Pasadena CA

May 10, 2006 - 07:37pm PT

Just a question here. If you plan to jump on the Salathe, don't you need to do the Freeblast pitches too?

David

Trad climber

San Rafael, CA

May 10, 2006 - 07:39pm PT

He probably doesn't want to do the Free Blast while carrying six ropes for fixing down from Mammoth. Can't say I blame him.

poop*ghost

Trad climber

Denver, CO

May 10, 2006 - 07:41pm PT

no, you by-pass freeblast if you've done it 5 times or more... saves all the traffic backups.

Matt

Trad climber

places you shouldn't talk about in polite company

May 10, 2006 - 10:08pm PT

most don't haul up FB

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

May 11, 2006 - 12:44am PT

> He probably doesn't want to do the Free Blast while carrying six ropes for fixing down from Mammoth. Can't say I blame him.

For the Salathe', you don't fix down from Mammoth, you fix from Heart. And it only takes 4 ropes, so that is just 2 more than you would have anyway. Very easy - not much different than hauling 2 extra ropes to Sickle (just more pitches).

RockMD

Big Wall climber

Arizona

Topic Author's Reply - May 11, 2006 - 02:05am PT

Thanks guys. Oh, and NO I don't want to haul the FB. I think a pig going up that thing would be hell and if the crowds are their, it would be the equivalent of pulling 50 tourons through a national park on a big green wagon..... Oh wait...