Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Oh, and don't get me started on cairns. What is it with people and their need to build cairns all over the place? Many cairns have been built in places where...
scott.marley 2014-05-09 07:52:41 #75875
Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Jan,It's pretty common to clear ropes and webbing nests. I've cleared ropes in a couple of places. Ropes should not be semi-permanent. They are unreliable for...
scott.marley 2014-05-09 07:15:04 #75874
Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Great post Jagchiker!! In my view, it's pretty daring to use an unknown rope. It's not like the downclimb at RA requires a lot of rope either. Why not just...
scott.marley 2014-05-09 07:04:22 #75873
Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Thanks JAGCHiker for the soap box. It needs to be brought up once in a while on this group. I dont see the need to leave a rope on such a popular route where...
Keith Peterson 2014-05-09 06:49:57 #75872
Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
For the record, I agree generally but not always particularly. The very few ropes I've found on trails--two places, to be exact, in a couple hundred miles of...
jan_swafford 2014-05-09 06:11:40 #75871
Re: Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Well said. Thank you.
ratagonia 2014-05-09 05:55:14 #75870
Leaving Anchors/Ropes i.e. Royal Arch
Jan's recent post about rope status on Royal Arch Route stirred a thorn- Why is gear still being left on the Route, so hikers 'expect' ropes/anchors to be...
jagchiker 2014-05-08 23:07:10 #75869
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