NLauras answer pretty much sums it up. On British rock this is an incredibly common practice, especially on routes that wind around a lot as it helps reduce rope drag. I rarely lead a climb on a single rope anymore.
Double ropes reduce rope drag by having one rope for gear to the left, and one rope for everything to the right. It is very common in british grit stone.
Picture a fall; with a single rope, the weight of the climber would hit each piece sequentially. Either it would hold or rip, then the weight would bounce down to the next piece. With double ropes, sometimes you get situations where both ropes come tight on a piece of gear at the same time, thereby reducing the impact force on each piece.
So True! I loved the Meshuga part, epic! maybe onetime im comming to england to climb some easy trad routes and abseil down those gritstone classics, can't wait!
derbyshire Grit....Burbage valley me thinks!
chaseybears 2 years ago
er........ derbyshire Grit isnt it? Burbage.
chaseybears 2 years ago
Yorkshire????
Peak District.
fluffpig2 2 years ago
who is the climber ?
jearbear13 3 years ago
andy jones
Jolinator 2 years ago
Yorkshire???
nickselmes 3 years ago
Yorkshire grit, ozzy tit... sorry I'm just jealous!
boaterboyhustler 3 years ago
NLauras answer pretty much sums it up. On British rock this is an incredibly common practice, especially on routes that wind around a lot as it helps reduce rope drag. I rarely lead a climb on a single rope anymore.
hunta998 3 years ago
Robbed from Stone Monkey ?
impromptutu 4 years ago
No joke, bluefox... that is serious "don't fall" terrain.
NLaura73 4 years ago
Double ropes reduce rope drag by having one rope for gear to the left, and one rope for everything to the right. It is very common in british grit stone.
Picture a fall; with a single rope, the weight of the climber would hit each piece sequentially. Either it would hold or rip, then the weight would bounce down to the next piece. With double ropes, sometimes you get situations where both ropes come tight on a piece of gear at the same time, thereby reducing the impact force on each piece.
NLaura73 4 years ago
they are half ropes, double rope techniques are to clip both ropes into each piece of gear usualy when ice climbing.
good description though
davidcross30 2 years ago
Robbed from the fab film "Hard Grit". Its worth getting the DVD just to see the FA of Meshuga.
hunta998 5 years ago
@hunta998
So True! I loved the Meshuga part, epic! maybe onetime im comming to england to climb some easy trad routes and abseil down those gritstone classics, can't wait!
evanescence1984 1 year ago
Except this is in Derbyshire!!!
slackline 5 years ago