Sunset Hole, Chapel-le-Dale

The CNCC rigging topo for this one seems to be wrong in some places, so I’ll summarise the major points in how I last rigged it here (assuming rigging for SRT on all the climbs):

1st Climb

3F (first is after the large natural shown but not particularly exposed). Two traverse bolts followed by a single-bolt hang. A knot is advisable in the line between each bolt. Probably doable with 15m, but 20 might be a safer bet (I didn’t measure and was using 25m, which had plenty of excess).

2nd Climb

The traverse here is a bit awkward. 20m sufficed but only just. 25m might be advisable.

3rd Climb

I rigged using a 16m rope on:

1. Natural (thread, ideally with short sling) in R wall
2. Fixed
3. Natural wrap-around (long sling) high in L wall
4. Fixed x2 (for Y-hang)

Main Pitch

I used an additional (earlier) P-bolt than shown here to make a total of 5F with a 35m rope. There was some leeway in the rope length but not a lot. The in situ rope here was rigged off a natural even further back, which seemed excessive to me. The 35m rope wouldn’t’ve reached back here.