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Hotel California 'rescue' anchors |
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31-Dec-2014 7:19:56 AM
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I've added a set of anchors near the top which can access the beginning of the traverse pitch and the first half of the traverse. This is because the anchors at the top of P8 have you hanging in space about 40m right of this point.
So if you have to drop a rope to friends marooned here, drop down the gully, walk left (facing out) below the hideous choss, drop down a little corner, and turn right. Walk 15m right into cave with 2 ubolts, one in the wall and one on the ground. Rope down steep slope 15m to the edge to a Ubolt and 2 carrots (from Contented Cows). It's about 50m down to the Contented Cows anchor (2 poor carrots), then another 40m to the ledge system at the base of the traverse (you'll have to swing left facing rock to reach anchor, but you can rap till you hit ledge system and walk).
So if you went out you'd take enough rope (a 70 and a 50?), a few carrot brackets, and probably 2 sets of jumars.
Green is Hotel Cal, Blue is Contented Cows, Red is scramble down the escape gully.
Yes, Dal Atkinson and The Police Cliff rescue guys have a GPS track to these, and all the other anchors on this side of Pierces Pass.
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5-Jan-2015 10:33:42 PM
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One set to jumar up to Contented cows anchor, then slide them back down the rope to those below, and one to jumar to the to (then slide them down the rope...)
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7-Jan-2015 10:53:08 AM
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How often do people get stranded on Hotel California?
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7-Jan-2015 11:19:52 AM
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On 7/01/2015 rightarmbad wrote:
>How often do people get stranded on Hotel California?
The Eagles have been stranded there since the 70s and a rope from above won't help them.
edit : sorry about this one
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7-Jan-2015 2:34:52 PM
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On 7/01/2015 rightarmbad wrote:
>How often do people get stranded on Hotel California?
Dunno, a few benightments and topropes out above the traverse, one party had lightening problems and rapped off in rain, the police rescue squad walked 5 hours around the base to find them them, both wet and dehydrated.
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