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Rope Managment .... off to the Bungles! 24-Jan-2006 At 12:11:11 PM Juffs

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>If you're swinging leads wouldn't your partners end be at the *top*?
>Having the leader's end on the bottom usually only happens if the one person
>is leading several pitches in a row. In that case there's a few things
>you could do:
>- Both untie and retie at opposite ends (obviously only an option if you
>don't use the rope in your anchor).
>- If you've looped the rope over a sling or your foot, "rotate" the coils
>180 degrees to bring your partners end to the top. Can end up in a tangle
>doing this if you're not careful though.
>- Reflake the rope. Probably the most reliable way.

Yeah ... good point ...I meant block pitches! But yeah ... my partner thinks it is a no no to untie the rope ... and yeah ... we tried rotaing 180 in the sling and yeah, we got heaps of tangles so we were considering restacking ...but to untie sounds the most time saving but reflaking the safest.