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Angels beta 11-Feb-2004 At 3:41:42 PM adamk

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Hey Rupert,
Not sure how fast you climb but we started at first light in January and didnt get off till a whisker before darkness. If you dont have high ankle climbing boots wear thick socks or tape your ankles.My Ankles still have the scars to testify. Tape your hands. You will be jamming your feet all day. Some call it trench warfare. Most of the belays are hanging but i just wore a standard petzl harness and didnt find it to uncomfortable. The first pitch seems heinously hard and will have you wondering about the grade. The rest of it seems about right for the grade. Take water and food (depending how quick you climb, i have heard of people doing it in four hours which is very quick) and shoes for the walk off up burstons crevasse. Be mindful that if you are gonna take a pack there is a resonably narrow chimney that saw me with broad shoulders and pack on thinking i was gonna spend the rest of my life stuck there. At the top of the climb we did a few roped scrambles before we felt safe just to walk off. We wore long pants and long sleeved shirts full old school style. Oh we also used double ropes mostly so that if we had to bail it would be quicker. Angels is a great day out. Have fun...write a trip report and let us all know how it goes...
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