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I did it with a buddy, my wife and my dad and it wasn't too bad. They all got through the real tight spot but I just went out more towards the front of the wall (away from the middle) and it was easy and I had plenty of room. My buddy went stright through the real tight spot though and I couldn't fit, so I just unclipped and climbed to the top and let my wife deal with getting the gear. We also had another guy with us though who started crying because he got stuck, so whatever. I didn't think it was that bad and neither did my dad and that was his first and only time climbing.

do you really need a double rope to rappel or is there a way around that?

there are many ways around that. it's fun to rap into the chimney and do the squeeze. you can drop your harness just before the squeeze for more pleasure.

we have done the direct finish had to take off helmet my chin and back of head touch both walls no pro. but easy

I followed Steve Freas up it eons ago. He soloed it.

We rapped down through that slot and I've used it as my Tower rappel ever since. In fact, it's my favorite rappel in the Red. You're completely free hanging once you get free of hte chimney and you're way up there.

You can do it with a 60m for sure.

Ascentionist-
That's funny, that's who I watched doing it last weekend. I would say I belayed him, but although the rope was tied to him and came down to me where I held it in a belay device, I can't quite bring myself to call it a belay.

The gear on cavers might keep you from decking but not from a nasty ledge fall so you might as well solo it.

Gear just gets in the way, don't bother bringing it, you won't use it.

Words of wisdom- I brought gear up this thing and cussed it the whole way. I had all that shit trailing on the rope behind me by the end- Felt pretty dumb