FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS ENCOURAGES THE SINGLE CLIMBER. WE GET THAT NOT EVERYONE EITHER HAS OR WANTS AN ESTABLISHED TEAM SO WE MAKE A POINT OF WELCOMING PEOPLE GOING IT THEMSELVES. WE DON’T HAVE SPECIAL ‘SINGLE CHARGES’, NOR OPEN-TO-ALL TRIPS FILLED WITH RANDOM PEOPLE.
OPTIONS EXIST FOR THE SINGLE CLIMBER TO EITHER JOIN A TEAM OR DO THEIR OWN TRIP EITHER PAIRED WITH AN FTRE CLIMBER OR TRUELY SOLO.
JOINING A TEAM REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF TO & FRO NEGOTIATING THE BEST WAY TO COMBINE ABILITIES AND OBJECTIVES. THIS MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS PAIRING WITH ANOTHER CLIMBER ALSO SEEKING A PARTNER, OR SHARING NO MORE THAN UP TO BASECAMP.
SOLOISTS OR CLIMBERS PAIRING WITH AN FTRE CLIMBER ENJOY A WIDE SCOPE OF INDEPENDENCE & CONTROL. COSTS REFLECT THE VERY FOCUSED LOGISTICS THAT ARE A BALANCE OF TAKING ON THE FULL TRIP, BUT ALSO STREAMLINE OUT MANY COMMON ELEMENTS A TEAM REQUIRES TO COVER MULTIPLE CLIMBERS NEEDS. SOLO OR FTRE PAIRED TRIPS OFTEN ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER IN FOOTPRINT & HAVE QUICKER TIMELINES.
