Rope for SRT

[Roni Macdonald]

Always nice to have some extra.

[kevin bingham]

This is my trouble, I cant decide if I wan't a lowerable system or not as I'm unlikely ever to work from an SRT system. What are the chances of having a problem asending to the canopy to install my DRT system?

 

In many conventional SRT ascent systems such as with a croll, there is no easy way down. During this period, if the climber runs into trouble he must perform a complicated switch from ascent to descent. If the climber is in anyway impaired either by panic, fatugue, or injury, it is this period where a ground rescue is very important. It is Important in a way that is not so important in dDRT or some other SRT methods.

 

When climbing with a unicender or a ropewrench for example, the ability of the climber to perform a self rescue is never jeoporidized and the climber can descend at a moments notice just as in dDRT. The most dangerous part of most SRT systems is the ascent itself. Imagine running into a wasps nest on a croll, a pantin, and an upper ascender, there is no way but up.

 

The ariel rescue of someone on ascenders clipped to the ascent line is also fairly complicated and advanced, far more delicate than the standard ariel rescue of someone on dDRT and a hitch. Another reason to have a ground belay during conventional SRT ascents with one way ascenders.

[munkymadman]

i often use wee dee's technique. most trees you do on a regular basis in england don't require an srt set up. this is a nice simple middle ground, as you can work off it straight away. i've often wondered if i'd trust someone to undo the timber hitch and lower me down. also handy if your climbing line is too short. you can get your groundie to raise your anchor point once secure

[WeeDee]

i often use wee dee's technique. most trees you do on a regular basis in england don't require an srt set up. this is a nice simple middle ground, as you can work off it straight away. i've often wondered if i'd trust someone to undo the timber hitch and lower me down. also handy if your climbing line is too short. you can get your groundie to raise your anchor point once secure

 

What about using, instead of a timber-hitch, some belay device (fig 8) that secures your SRT line at the anchor point until a ground belay is required. When needed, the safety lock-off is untied, and the climber is lowered on the 'descender' device.

[Roni Macdonald]

Tie off as you say with fig 8 hard lock, very easy to control. I assume you mean the fig 8 is the descender device or do you have some other device for descending SRT.?