philm wrote:In the early stages of planning for the Western Arthurs and wanted to obtain some feedback about the length and best type of rope to take for pack hauling. I understand there are only a few tricky spots where this will be needed.
Questions are:
Rope or webbing?
Length required - will I get away with 10m or need 15/20m?
Diameter of rope - 8mm?
Also I understand taking some gardening gloves comes in handy for the rock?
Did you leave a note with it or might people have thought it was abandoned? I've seen seemingly good gear just dropped - at Jcn Ck and on the SCT. Maybe they were thoughtfully removing rubbish.bhogan wrote:I also left some gear at Junction Creek before ascending Morraine A in a last ditch effort to save some weight - I was disappointed to find it wasn't there when I returned.
imo, gloves (eg the ninja-type gloves) are very useful on the WAs and save your hands from rope-burn when pack-hauling. There are also 2 days where there is no accessible water other than at camp.DaveNoble wrote:drink water that you find en route rather than carry it.
No need to carry gloves except for cold conditions.
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