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Czech climber Adam Ondra climbing El Capitán in Yosemite National Park (lemmy.world)

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[–] papalonian@lemmy.world -5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure what else you'd use a rope for here.

My guess is it's a tow line for something. Notice how the rope is taught (would not be the case if it were an anchor, he'd have to ditch the anchor and use a new one if that were the case)

Though again it would be weird to have whatever you're "towing" that far below you, considering the longer the rope, the stronger the pendulum when wind starts to blow your gear around..

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Look up thread. Better pic posted shows it is clearly his lead line, and he has a bolt at his feet. The rope looks tight because it has friction from running through the pieces below, and because the rope has weight of its own pulling it down.