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This has been such a good thread that it deserves to be resurrected.

Goldline. Remember climbing with it? I've hardly ever used kernmantle-style rope.

Here is a scary paper - and not just for the math!

"An interesting exercise is to work out the optimal number
of anchors required for a 160 ft lead climb. First, we will
assume that the first anchor is a great one, and that we can
get off the ground 6 ft. A fall from just one foot above this
anchor would fail a 2000 lb anchor!."

That my friends, would destroy a friend cam.

I've never used cam-style pro, but I've hung off a RURP.