On 30-Dec-2017 dan_b wrote:
>Hi All,
>Any one know if the belay at top of first pitch takes gear? Or is it bolted?
>My reading of the guide is that its natural. Was planning of rapping in
>to do the top pitch only.
>Cheers,
>Dan
It’s a big ledge, and unless retroed takes gear.
If top pitching only, then an alternative is to be lowered in and effectively top-roped out...
From a leading perspective (and reading the guide/s for Buffalo), unless a belay is specifically mentioned as being bolted, then assume that it’s not! |