May 15, 2025 hillbilly hijinks wrote: Don't sell yourself short. When you said the Nose over 4-5 days (way too slow) I didn't chime in but really, one or two bivy's max is a reasonable… View Message

May 15, 2025 If you need a haul line, without the continuous loop you would be trailing 3 ropes rather than 2.I find by stacking my 2 ropes on top of one other joined with a knot in a bucke… View Message

May 12, 2025 I'm sure I still have lots I could learn from a clinic, but am booked with work and future walls for the next 2 months. Thanks for the input yall! View Message

May 11, 2025 Mark, I appreciate your advice, but I'm quite certain that's a 3:1. Having extensively this system on 3 walls now, it might not be the fastest but is simple and powerful, it is… View Message

May 11, 2025 Great write up Grayson!The 3:1 hauling wasn't too bad compared to other heavy ascents I've done. One observation I had of Grayson was he was quicker to try hard rather than unt… View Message

May 11, 2025 Recently completed another heavy ascent of el cap and managed to brutalize yet another static rope on its first wall. In my last 10 walls I've retired 4 haul lines due to heavy… View Message