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My 5/8" mechanical isn't great. It was a cheaper one, not Gibbs or Petzl. I'll check the brand. I've come to like the twisted clevis connection. A wire gate biner, gently used at/ toward the opening end/ non-pivoting with most of the work done by finger strength, adds just enough oomph to...

S Particularly on vertical stems... angling stems, less so. I climbed on 1/2", cheaper fliplines for a long time. Moved to 5/8" a handful+ of years ago. I'd like a 3/4" treemaster 3-strand or braided rope cable- core flipline... maybe my next one.

I've never used TriTec. I think that people like it for a not-steel-core flip line. Not sure. I've used steel-core and standard rope lanyards for 15 years. If you're flipping up a stem on spurs, then a stiffer, thicker lanyard is a help. For positioning work, with more primary reliance on...