To the Muir Valley Thief
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:08 pm
First some facts:
Two weeks ago I hung a static line at The Great Wall in Muir Valley. I was finishing up an old Tm Powers line that had anchors but no bolts for leading. The pitch is no more than 50 feet, so 2/3 of the static line was on the ground. I coiled the remaining rope, and tossed it 6 feet up onto a ledge.
I went back yesterday to finish the job, and someone had climbed 20 feet up a 4th class gully (the start of 5.6 La Escalade). From there, they cut and stole the static line that was lying on the ledge. (I had not brought an additional rope with me, so had to go back to the car and get one.) What was left was 40 foot of static line hanging from the anchors, 20 foot above the ground. I was able to climb the same gully used by the thief, grab the rope with a stick clip, and tie an additional static line to the short one.
The route is finished and open, and named “Buccaneerâ€
Two weeks ago I hung a static line at The Great Wall in Muir Valley. I was finishing up an old Tm Powers line that had anchors but no bolts for leading. The pitch is no more than 50 feet, so 2/3 of the static line was on the ground. I coiled the remaining rope, and tossed it 6 feet up onto a ledge.
I went back yesterday to finish the job, and someone had climbed 20 feet up a 4th class gully (the start of 5.6 La Escalade). From there, they cut and stole the static line that was lying on the ledge. (I had not brought an additional rope with me, so had to go back to the car and get one.) What was left was 40 foot of static line hanging from the anchors, 20 foot above the ground. I was able to climb the same gully used by the thief, grab the rope with a stick clip, and tie an additional static line to the short one.
The route is finished and open, and named “Buccaneerâ€