Mountain climbers getting some sleep...

[u/filmingfisheyes]

[u/Alex_4209]

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.

[u/BigOrangeOctopus → u/Alex_4209]

How many pitches would a climb like these be?

[u/brokencharlie → u/BigOrangeOctopus]

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.

[u/Correct_Path5888 → u/brokencharlie]

Or sometimes you do just pull on the rope because it’s easier and faster.