These simple guidelines will help you succeed. Your partner may moan like a coyote in heat when the alarm goes off at 3 a.m., but when you get back down before dark, he will be singing a different tune. Scope out the approach trail in advance. Crashing through the brush is tiring and wastes time that may be needed for the descent. Ditch the pack.
Nothing is as sure to eat up time as hauling a pack around.
If you bring a pack, you will end up hauling it, and hauling in the mountains is not pretty. The pack hangs up everywhere and knocks rocks on parties below. Two ropes are better than one. Mountain pitches often meander, and double ropes reduce drag. They also provide the safety of a backup if one gets cut.