SRT Setups

[No_Bivy]

those a bungee laynard for a kong double or marbar

 

[Frans]

Thats right, my mistake. Made by Buckingham. Like alot of stuff they make, built real rugged.
To much for my style of climbing. I got one laying around somewheres..

 

[OTGBOSTON]

I'm kinda suprised no one mentioned climbing DRT off of the ascender?!?! Instead of a teather I put a biner with pulley in the top hole of the ascender and run my DRT set up through that. If I have to bail I unhook the pantin and croll, spike the line, and bail....

 

[No_Bivy]

working off cams is no go for me. Weapon is better for that

 

[Bodean]

I've been dorking around with the stuff in the backyard a few times.

I can see it great for long ascents.
I can't seem to get the double stirrup strap set to work smoothly,
I find I do a one arm pullup, I know that's not efficent.

How does this setup look?
It's just a slipknot.

 

[No_Bivy]

DONT work off that cam......

 

[darkstar]

I second that, dont work off cams.
If you do have a solid back up .

 

[Bodean]

I saw it once at an aerial rescue TCC in Santa Rosa.

I admit it seems sketchy.
I'd almost think a prusik to a micropulley or Alpine butterfly girthed to a carabeaner and a micropulley.

 

[No_Bivy]

a prussick would be better.....with a back up knot below it.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

how about a friction hitch above the cam and a stopper knot below?

Deva, you need a footloop for the handled ascender, makes it like climbing a ladder...

 

[treesandsurf]

In Deva's picture of the SRT setup, can you put a distel or VT ABOVE the ascender to make it safe to work off of?

jp

 

[SkwerI]

Yes. But if you're going to do that, why have the ascender?

 

[sotc]

something nice to hold onto

 

[OTGBOSTON]

something nice to hold onto

yup.

 

[No_Bivy]

In Deva's picture of the SRT setup, can you put a distel or VT ABOVE the ascender to make it safe to work off of?

jp

long as you open the cam before starting work. A fall on a cam can tear the sheath something fierce......or just use the WEAPON

 

[Bodean]

Is this what you're talking about
with a prussik?

You could change the prussik for a VT or whatever also?

 

[No_Bivy]

much better..........cept' the splice on the end of your rope

 

[Bodean]

That's just so I know right where my core is.
Besidies that's my rec. saddle.

Work saddle has a spliced Hi-vee safety blue.

wink emoticon.

 

[No_Bivy]

i figured your'e core.....

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Is this what you're talking about
with a prussik?

You could change the prussik for a VT or whatever also?

yep, and you could run the whole mess right through the top of the ascender. I like Nobiv's idear about opening the cam before starting to work off of it though.......

 

[Frans]

Instead of locking the ascender into the open position, I put a full load on the upper cam (you can use a prussik as well), then I allow the ascender to close.
The idea being that the full load is on the upper part of the set up. so if the upper should slip, then the lower will 'kick in'.

 

[No_Bivy]

cams cut ropes.........take it off. The prussick is BOMBER

 

[top hopper]

I agree. Open the cam!!

 

[Blinky]

In the comps they're saying disengage the cams before working... I'm just sayin'.

 

[Frans]

In the comps they're saying disengage the cams before working... I'm just sayin'.

I'm not sure thats true, if we are talking about the same thing. You MUST always have a back up system in place for a primary anchor point. Opening the lower cam, allowing the upper to take the weight, and then closing the lower cam is the norm in my experience.