What rope do i need ?

Post by **podarcismuralis** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:31 am

Hi,

i will go to red river gorge at the 10. of october. How long r the most routes there ?
Do i need a 70m or 80m rope ?

Thx, greatz Alex

Post by **Josephine** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:11 am

Post by **dhoyne** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:51 am

50 works for many routes, but 60 works for 99%.

Post by **Savage** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:12 pm

if you are doing any trad, you may want two ropes... some require double ropes for the rappel.

Post by **podarcismuralis** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:20 pm

o.k super ! see u there

, Alex

Post by **flashmaster** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:51 pm

70 if you wanna be like the cool kids

Post by **Ascentionist** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:12 pm

Savage wrote:if you are doing any trad, you may want two ropes... some require double ropes for the rappel.

One 60m would be adequate for 99.9% of trad routes in the Red, you just may have to get creative, or may have to walk a few yards and not rap the route.

I climbed for over 10 years in the Red and got by with a single 60 the entire time.

Post by **GWG** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:02 pm

Ascentionist wrote:
Savage wrote:I climbed for over 10 years in the Red and got by with a single 60 the entire time.

Climbing 10 years with a single rope? Probably time to retire that rope and get a new one.

Post by **podarcismuralis** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:34 am

O.k

, i read there is a climbing shop at miguels ? I need a new rope, is it possible to buy it there ? How much is a 70 or 80m rope there ?
Does the shop have an email adress ?

greatz Alex

Post by **Andrew** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:52 am

Miguel has great prices on ropes, and an awesome selection of ropes.