I rock climbed when I was a wee lad so I can see how the 'pitchs' thing would make you think that. Not many people climbing 300's and I'm certainly not one of them so I won't speak to that.
But certainly I have not always been within reach of the ground with 150' rope descending double roped...
I believe mr Jenkins is just talking about advancing the rope/TIP, not implying that you wouldn't ever not have enough rope to reach the ground at any given time.
To confirm you can reach the ground you just pull up your tail and see if the belly that forms reaches the ground, before you run...
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