Number of pitches

Post by **kneebar** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:51 pm

KD wrote:
Don McGlone wrote:I think of it all as just one big long pitch...
Life's a pitch then you climb.

Now that's poetry

Post by **ynp1** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:58 am

pig... a pitch can be from 40 ft. - 300 ft. it just depends on the route and also how long of rope you have. i have a friend that did el cap in nine pitches with a 200m rope.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:08 am

ynp..I realize that....the point was that a standard rope is 150-200 feet, and that, typically is what is meant by a pitch. granted, I know that pitches stop at all distances, but to gauge a discussion, don't you need a baseline? someone who does 10 150 pitches and someone who does 10 40 foot pitches is not equivalent...

when I climb at a shorter cliff, I am careful to never call a route a pitch, esp if it barely uses a quarter of the rope....just my way of keeping things straight in my head....

maybe a better question would be "how many vertical feet do you climb in a day"

Post by **Wes** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:13 am

Pitches and feet climbed are not the best way to judge how much/hard you climbed for the day. 20 pitches of first tier routes at fotress is no where near the same as 5 pitches on the undertow wall. So, I never worry so much about total pitches. I focus more on "personal limit" type pitches (routes you have to really work to get/or will fall on). I like to get 3-4 of those in per climbing day usually. Although I also enjoy doing more volume of easier routes as well.

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:06 am

so see meadows, your entire question is suspect....it's her fault.

Post by **young'n climber** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:13 am

bout 52, but thats just a guess

Post by **Sunshine** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:18 am

I really wish some of you would quit your pitchen!

Post by **young'n climber** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:19 am

sunshine is like a p.i.m.p., westfalia style

Post by **Sunshine** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:40 am

This is for you young'n.

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing
Many many men can't see the open road.

Post by **young'n climber** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:45 am

we need to have a zep fest at the red man.

Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing Many many men can't see the open road. Many is a word that only leaves you guessing Guessing 'bout a thing you really ought to know, ooh! You really ought to know