Hello everybody,
our trip is coming closer and it seems that Manchi has gotten really psyched with monkey fists (or ‘children heads’ as they might be called as well). Be aware that you only need one smaller and one bigger one of these monkey fists (if at all) and that you want them to be realllllllly tight. I try to put inside a piece of wood or an old sock so that they are realllly tight. Otherwise they are transform too much.
I would like to know from @jrtomlins if you are coming. If so, I would reserve you a hut place. Anyone else I missed?
Due to the shortness of the trip, I think we will not spend a night “boofen” but go back to the hut every night.
Bring all your rope pieces of different sizes (arm span length for the thicker ropes -> try to make an eight knot and check if the loop is at least 40 cm, and the loose ends around 20 cm). I will try to organize some extra from my friend as well, which means that we have my set and my friend’s set. I might also be able to organize an ‘old’ Saxon climber for us who can tell us some stories and climb with us
The UKC forum article that David sent around proposed the use of UFOs. They are a bit more costly than knots (especially if you will only use them once) and they have been allowed by the Saxon Climbing Committe only recently. It is not the original purist type of climbing and this is why I do not suggest getting them. It is like putting bolts into grit stone!
Btw, you can leave your chalk at home.
I will organise breakfast for all of us for the first day at least.
Our flight will arrive on the Friday at Dresden airport ~11.15pm. We’ll pick up out the car hire and reckon it’ll take about 1h 15 mins to get to the hut you’ve booked for us… so around 1am.
Heading for this address: Schmilka 32, 01814 Bad Schandau
We will leave on the following Monday around 4/4.30 to catch our flight again from Dresden @6.55pm
Do we need to bring sleeping bags? What does will the hut provide?
Hello Manchi and everyone else,
you will need sleeping bags, but not mattresses. There is also a small kittchen. As I said, I will bring breakfast.
My phone number is: +491634367671
@liebnitzky what do we need to bring in terms of climbing gear? Its such a novel place that I have some pretty basic questions.
I’m guessing:
Harness and shoes - yes.
Chalk and any form of meaningful protection - no.
A single rope and some quickdraws between the three of us?
A second Saxonian rope gun?
He Tom,
dont forget slings and rope pieces…
If you have ankle and knee protection for the cracks, that might be helpful as well (decathlon sells them cheaply, but you can also borrow mine
Thanks Jan,
I am assuming you are bringing a rope, quickdraws and rope pieces and guess Naomi, Manchi and I need to do the same. To give enough for two pairs. Is that right?
