tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post7626852181021902865..comments2024-03-14T10:07:59.760-07:00Comments on American Alpine Institute - Climbing Blog: Retrieving a Stuck RopeErin-Leigh Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781785451497618508noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352166344614826568.post-86873405526041500822020-07-30T12:02:44.455-07:002020-07-30T12:02:44.455-07:00My partner tossed the rope for the rappel off of t...My partner tossed the rope for the rappel off of the South Platte's Big Rock Candy Mountain and gave it a tug. There was a crash, and the rope tugged back, and kept tugging. So he looked at me and said "your lead". The rope had tangled in a large dead tree which was leaning against the rock, and when he tugged the tree fell over and was hanging on the rope. I had to climb the tree while on rappel to get to the top of the tangle.Steve Waltmannoreply@blogger.com