Chockstone Forum

      Sponsored By
      ROCK
   HARDWARE

Chockstone Photography

Australian Landscape Prints

Chockstone Forum - General Discussion

General Climbing Discussion

Topic Date User

Dear Simey 15-Jul-2007 At 6:04:07 PM M10iswhereitsat.

Message

Thanx Bomber ! ... you STOOD on top ??... the mind spins with vertigo just imajinin it !!!

Sounds like the orig Free pitch is a witch , so Deep Play it is ...

>(trail a seperate fixed line from the mainland anchor to the top,Z drag it tight and head >across, once
>there get the second to undo the Z drag then Z drag it tight again on the mainland >side, once the
>second is across, then undo the Z drag and pull the rope free, static is fine)

>f---ed if I know all that stuff...

>The belay at the top was a collection of antique pitons 5 or six different types that >would get equalised
>to form the anchor, and some that were pinning the No Parking sign in place, now >thanks to the
>tasmanian bolting pixies there is an exellent double bolt belay.

I hope the heritage pegs are still there ...

>a 50m rope is fine, as there is a big belay ledge at half hight...

Yeah but , like it looks to me , that 2nd pitch looks fkn long !! , so if I fall off near the top , how can I lower to the belay ledge on a 50m rope ?
:(

... better not fall, eh ;-)