Yikes. I believe you; just having trouble understanding the mechanism of injury, ie. does your finger get caught between the bottom two chain links? Threading even 11.7mm rope through the device is pretty tight tolerance. Not enough room for anything else like a fingertip plus the rope!
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Yikes. I believe you; just having trouble understanding the mechanism of injury, ie. does your finger get caught between the bottom two chain links? Threading even 11.7mm rope through the device is pretty tight tolerance. Not enough room for anything else like a fingertip plus the rope!
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To be honest I'm not 100% sure exactly where it got caught. Just know it was somewhere close to the bottom. It happened so fast.
Buddy
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Fast forward 2 years....... How is the zig zag now? It is my understanding that they have beefed up that top link that was cracking. Any new issues?
Mick!
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I think it has found itself as a very popular mainstream tool in the industry.
Cracking problems have been sorted, you see plenty of pros using them on the work photos here and on other sites work photo threads.
I only use mine on larger stuff and/or technical reductions. I stick with a blakes for day to day.
Cracking problems have been sorted, you see plenty of pros using them on the work photos here and on other sites work photo threads.
I only use mine on larger stuff and/or technical reductions. I stick with a blakes for day to day.
chris_girard
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I love my Zigzags. I run one on doubled rope and one on SRT. No issues with either one.
You run one on srt? With a wrench or buy itself?
ClimbMIT
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I am curious as well about fingers getting pinched. I really would like one but don't always wear gloves in the summer.
Maximalist
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Do you really use ZigZag on SRT? It's amazing. Can you tell us more in detail?
chris_girard
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I use my ZigZag on SRT all the time. I will get some photos up and posted tomorrow and explain my setup as well.
Maximalist
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Very interesting.
chris_girard
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So here are some photos of how I use my Petzl Zigzag for SRT work. Again, this is not approved by Petzl, but I am not worried about my RopeWrench blowing up and the Zigzag seeing a shock load. I have found that a short tether is best to use (around 9"). Also, use a stainless steel bolt and lock nut and washer in place of a biner to connect the tether to the Zigzag. This keeps the tether stiff with zero flip-flopping around like you get if you used a biner.
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Maximalist
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Super-duper !
chris_girard
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Incredibly smooth.
Jonny
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Little bump for anyone interested, haven’t seen it priced this low before. Their other one with the swivel is on sale too. I have a swivel I’ll put on my bridge if I want one that bad.
www.bartlettman.com
PETZL ZIG ZAG MECHANICAL PRUSIK
ith the axis of the worker and optimize grip. The ZIG ZAG Mechanical Prusik allows the user to move around efficiently in a tree using classic Prusik pulley system technique. The linked rings provide precision and fluidity when moving around. The pulley is mounted on sealed ball bearings to...
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