tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777718.post2045048354708392040..comments2023-09-06T03:18:02.143-05:00Comments on A Climber's Life: Gecko's First Trad ExperienceGreg Mason Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02189858826346433069noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777718.post-70995375095515405392008-09-15T08:48:00.000-05:002008-09-15T08:48:00.000-05:00You are correct, and that is my mistake. Thanks fo...You are correct, and that is my mistake. Thanks for pointing that out. What I was trying to say was that I didn't want him fall only the length of rope that he had out above the second piece. That is certainly not a Factor Two fall. I should have said that, "Even if I had held him tight into a <I>short but hard</I> fall, he would have...," but I had a lapse in articulation. Again, thanks for point that out.<BR/><BR/>As for Lost City, yeah, I can't argue. We did walk right and see what appeared to be a chasm, but we could also see light on the other side. When we walked left to the Shady Grove area, and when we saw a section that was in between the two cliffs, we just assumed it was the other side of the chasm that we saw earlier.GB (admin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02409007231158970731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777718.post-49476281111579554992008-09-14T20:04:00.000-05:002008-09-14T20:04:00.000-05:00Re. that 3rd pitch of Snooky's fall - Your buddy h...Re. that 3rd pitch of Snooky's fall - Your buddy had at least 2 pieces of gear in, so what the heck do you mean by, "Even had I held him tight into a Factor Two fall, he would have brushed down into the stiff branches..."? Do you know what Fall Factor is?? Also, FYI, if you went LEFT when you hit the LC face, you were in the Shady Grove area, not the chasm (for which you go right about 200') But that's the fun of Lost City! MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777718.post-17209199531366331192008-09-09T13:18:00.000-05:002008-09-09T13:18:00.000-05:00Interesting point. I guess I could have traversed ...Interesting point. I guess I <I>could</I> have traversed up to the arrete sooner, rather than staying low, but even then the route that I took (the crack near the chains) was easy 5.4.GB (admin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02409007231158970731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8777718.post-10796237323181509642008-09-08T19:12:00.000-05:002008-09-08T19:12:00.000-05:00A clarification... the crack you're talking about ...A clarification... the crack you're talking about on p2 of Gelsa is above anything I did on Roseland - I ended at the chains. I said don't use them because any time I've been on Gelsa, the chains are below me and it doesn't make sense to use them. Maybe I head up off the traverse earlier and end up on the arete, leaving the crack feeling like an awkward step. I always have fun on the delicate arete. It doesn't feel 5.4, but it's fun and not too hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com