You’d think the choice of which climbing ropes to bring with us would be easy. I mean, we climb cliffs, we need a good rope. The problem is space and weight. We can only carry so much stuff on our bikes. Many routes only require one rope to get up and down, but longer routes stretch a full hundred and fifty feet or more. The math is easy – one rope won’t get us back to the ground.  It’s imperative for expedition climbing to have two ropes. (more…)