In reply to Tom Ripley Mountain Guide:
> I'm off to Yosemite in October for three weeks. The plan is to do a mix of big wall and easy free climbing.
> I'm trying to work out which ropes I should take. Mainly so I don't take two much stuff with me.
> _______________________
> Big Wall
> Option A
> 60m 10mm Single to lead on.
> 70m 9.5 haul rope
> Option B
> 60m 10mm Single to lead on.
> 60m 9.5 haul rope
> 15m old 7mm half rope as a lower out line.
> _________________________
> Free climbing
> Option A
> 60m 10mm Single (the same one we'll use big walling)
> 60m 6mm Cord to use as a rap line
> Option B
> 2 50m half ropes.
> Please let me know what you'd do.
I'd take 2 70m single ropes and use them for both walls and free climbing, depending on the free routes you climb you may carry the second rope or get the second to tow it up to abseil on or you may not bother choosing to walk off or ab on the one rope halved.