sotc
Dormant hero!!
Doesn't get much simpler than that for back ups Bob
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Hobby Climber
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It was just a general comment Willie,
Though I've never use a the rack myself, I do see the advantage over a Fig#8 on very long decents.
I was thinking that with the setup I showed in my first post, you never have to untie from your climbline to set up for a decent. Just add a fig#8 below your hitcth off your saddle and go... simple.
For that matter, you could even tie a Munter on a biner and not have to spend any money on an 8 or a rack!
Hmmm. maybe I'm just cheap & simple?
HC
Though I've never use a the rack myself, I do see the advantage over a Fig#8 on very long decents.
I was thinking that with the setup I showed in my first post, you never have to untie from your climbline to set up for a decent. Just add a fig#8 below your hitcth off your saddle and go... simple.
For that matter, you could even tie a Munter on a biner and not have to spend any money on an 8 or a rack!
Hmmm. maybe I'm just cheap & simple?
HC
treetx
Traveler extraordinaire
sorry folks, someone's gotta say it... backing up ddrt like Bob posted is just silly.... but to each their own.
OTGBOSTON
punk in drublic
silly....
Thanks for the pics and vids
Thanks for the pics and vids
NickfromWI
King of Splices
True- it is a pain to break from the backup when the prusik is at the top of the system.
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Bounce
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I don't think it's silly if the descent is a long one. I don't like to do 120 ft descents on just my knot alone because it wears out my prusik cord too fast. I pust the 8 on the line below my VT just like Bob does so the 8 will take most of the friction and make my cord last longer.
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Blinky
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If I'm over 60' or 70' I disconnect the hitch, pull out the eight and rap down to save my hitch cord. I never learned to back up on descent.
Back in the old days we used to rappel 100'+ waterfalls for fun, did it with beginners even, but we kept a belayer for'em on the rope at the bottom... had a girl get her hair caught in the rig once... not fun, had to come down to her and cut it out with a pocket knife.
Back in the old days we used to rappel 100'+ waterfalls for fun, did it with beginners even, but we kept a belayer for'em on the rope at the bottom... had a girl get her hair caught in the rig once... not fun, had to come down to her and cut it out with a pocket knife.
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Wagnaw
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Blinky
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Brownie points.
Indeed, she asked me out later.
