I read Harding and Trapier’s report of their first Heaps decent (great reading BTW-http://canyoneeringusa.com/history/heaps82.htm). They describe doing the last rappel with two ropes tied together and set with a retrieval system using 300′ parachute cord.
I’d thought about solving this long rap with a retrievable system, but passing a knot 150′ off the deck with a releasable system on top takes a lot of courage in your knot. Anyone know what they used? Macrame knots? Something better? Something worse?
John
Bo
I never found this out for sure, but talking with Eric (He dragged them out on their first attempt), he explained something about a “Piton” block? Sounds scary to me!
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “john welch” wrote:
I read Harding and Trapier’s report of their first Heaps decent (great > reading BTW-http://canyoneeringusa.com/history/heaps82.htm). They > describe doing the last rappel with two ropes tied together and set > with a retrieval system using 300′ parachute cord.
I’d thought about solving this long rap with a retrievable system, but > passing a knot 150′ off the deck with a releasable system on top takes > a lot of courage in your knot. Anyone know what they used? Macrame > knots? Something better? Something worse?
John >