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Joel and Colin pack the rope. Sadly, we noticed a core shot near the end of this rope, so my 60...

Joel and Colin pack the rope. Sadly, we noticed a core shot near the end of this rope, so my 60 meter rope is now more like 55 meters or so.

Location
Sierra National Forest → North Fork of the King's River → Lower Jumps
Photographer
John Hovell
Date taken

Comments

  • Huh, how'd that happen?

    — Catherine Hovell

  • That last rappel in Upper Jumps (where I lost my camera) might have done it. The rope sort of gets wedged in that crack. The better alternative is to go through the watery cave, but we needed some waterproof lights for that.

    — John Hovell

  • It just seems odd that it would occur at the end of the rope, not nearer to the middle.

    — Catherine Hovell

  • Why? Most rappels are short and you only use the section near one end. That last rappel was 30-35 feet at most.

    — John Hovell

  • I guess I'm getting messed up in the meters to ft. 60m -> 55m = 5m loss, or ~15ft. I guess I can believe that jam-up was that close to the end.

    — Catherine Hovell