Bridge Day 2012 pic

[Fairfield]

A pic of my rappel this past Saturday a little under 800 feet at this point

 

[1BUS]

great pic, put up more if you have them, I've wanted to make up there for years and never have, maybe one day.

 

[Jman]

PM me and help me get into some climbing like that. I really would love to do a rappel outside of work and really enjoy it. I want to do some crazy things but need someone to double check my work before going off the deep end.

 

[Treezybreez]

How did you retrieve your rope? Did you climb back up?

 

[RopeShield]

On a rack?

 

[Fairfield]

Yup, on a rack.... need a longer one for next year. Started with four bars, could have got away with 3 bars. Weight of the rope at that height was around 70 pounds. By the time I was at around 150 feet I added two bars to finish out. I would love to do El Cap (2650 feet). This was my first year at Bridge day and cant wait till next year. Crazy feeling to be rappelling and see bodies flying past you falling 600 feet and opening their canopies (base jumpers). The base jumpers nic named our 24 ropes "the curtain of death".

 

[banjo]

Was the rope long enough or did you have to bypass some knots?

 

[Fairfield]

long enough, it has to be to do it (rules). 900 ft rope. we had a backup rope that was 1200ft.