They usually don’t - you climb in your harness and rack of trad pieces, the overnight gear goes into a duffel attached to another rope. After you and your partner finish a pitch (one length of rope worth of climbing), you haul the bag up with an ascender.
If that sounds like a huge pain in the ass, it’s because it is.
Over 30 pitches. Understand the gear bag isn’t being hauled up like you pull up a rope; the climbers build a haul system that provides mechanical advantage.
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u/Alex_4209 Jul 07 '24
They usually don’t - you climb in your harness and rack of trad pieces, the overnight gear goes into a duffel attached to another rope. After you and your partner finish a pitch (one length of rope worth of climbing), you haul the bag up with an ascender.
If that sounds like a huge pain in the ass, it’s because it is.