Longest Multi-pitch in the world

Tickle my fancy, whats the longest multipitch climb in the world?

Rupal face of Naga Parbat could be the answer, but this isn't a very well-posed question. 

I think it might be eternal flame on the nameless tower in Pakistan 

The one you spend in a hanging belay on in a t-shirt because you totally pooched it and...you get the idea.

Azeem Ridge on Great Trango is another contender.

This won’t exactly answer your question but I believe that Time Wave Zero in Mexico is the second longest sport multipitch in the world. 

Well this one of mine is quite long at 67 pitches, although it could be climbed in half that number of pitches:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item/69926/new_1278m_long_route_in_uk

as it is only 5.10 (or 5.9 if you stand in the odd sling), I guess most people on Mountain Project could do it. Why not pop over and grab the second ascent? Fame awaits, and the beer in the local pub (the Square and Compass) is second to none. It was climbed in winter. I even know a keen photographer wanting to capture the second ascent.

David Coley wrote:

Well this one of mine is quite long at 67 pitches, although it could be climbed in half that number of pitches:

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item/69926/new_1278m_long_route_in_uk

as it is only 5.10 (or 5.9 if you stand in the odd sling), I guess most people on Mountain Project could do it. Why not pop over and grab the second ascent? Fame awaits, and the beer in the local pub (the Square and Compass) is second to none. It was climbed in winter. I even know a keen photographer wanting to capture the second ascent.

Well if you are talking about a traverse climb you can make up whatever you want. For longest multi-pitch that isn't contrived I would say it should be more about height and climbing up.

Seneca WV traverse lol. A few guys did it awhile back and made a movie called Almost Alpine.

Trango towers in Pakistan is something like 5,000 ft tall.   Tehipite dome in CA is about 4,000 ft tall

Nothing listed so far is even close to the Rupal Face of Naga Parbat - that thing is 4100m tall! 

https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107712660/mount-thor

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/106211343/longest-rock-climb-in-the-world

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/112844583/longest-established-climb-in-the-world

Nick Sweeney wrote:

Nothing listed so far is even close to the Rupal Face of Naga Parbat - that thing is 4100m tall! 

The Rupal Face is it.... It's the biggest mountain face in the world. 15,000ft of prominence. 

Nick Sweeney wrote:

Nothing listed so far is even close to the Rupal Face of Naga Parbat - that thing is 4100m tall! 

Except I listed it, up there at the top of the thread.

Jake Gounaris wrote:

Seneca WV traverse lol. I few guys did it awhile back and made a movie called Almost Alpine.

And Almost Alpine remains of my favourite climbing films.

Jake, you clearly need to bring the cameras over to the UK and repeat my traverse above the sea. Big waves, seals, seaweed, portaledges, beer, tea..... Banff Film Festival here we come.

ViperScale . wrote:

Well if you are talking about a traverse climb you can make up whatever you want. For longest multi-pitch that isn't contrived I would say it should be more about height and climbing up.

Contrived?

Please don't say that, if we didn't go sideways, we would never have any multi pitch in the country. Our cliffs are only 35ft  high and now we have left the EU we have no were else to go.

Azeem Ridge is it. The Rupal Face doesnt get pitched out

Stiles wrote:

Azeem Ridge is it. The Rupal Face doesnt get pitched out

This depends on how you define pitches. It is definitely hard enough to warrant pitching out for many climbers, including ice up to WI4 and rock climbing up to 5.9.  It is climbed roped, usually by leading a long simul-climb pitch until out of ice screws, then switching. That meets my personal definition, but I accept yours could be different. I think that would meet most climber's definition of a multi pitch route.

This trip report by Vince Anderson actually suggests that large portions of the face were in fact pitched out. I agree that the Azeem Ridge is much harder, but it is also about half the height.

Are you counting pitches or distance?  Discounting girdles, ridge traverses, linkups?  If you want a serious answer then you need to do lots more research and provide some precise criteria.

David Coley wrote:

Contrived?

Please don't say that, if we didn't go sideways, we would never have any multi pitch in the country. Our cliffs are only 35ft  high and now we have left the EU we have no were else to go.

Contrived when there is a point you can go straight up but instead of going straight up 50ft to the top but you traverse 5000ft sidewise just to try to make it longer. Traversing is fine as long as it is required to get to the top in a responsible manner. Straight up 1000ft (direct) 5.13 but can be done by adding 200ft traverse in the middle of the climb and turn it into a 5.7 is less contrived imo. If you are turning a 50ft direct 5.13 climb into a 5000ft 5.13 traverse would be contrived imo.

Heck I know of a lot of crags I could traverse back and forth and make a 10000ft climb if I wanted but it would be stupid because you are traversing over the top of climbs that exist that go straight up.