SRT help

[kevin bingham]

sometimes I ascend ddrt and then changeover to SRT to work the tree. If it works out that way.

[the verminator]

would you be able to clip a footloop into a tree wrench?

[Jamie]

SRT good for getting back up after lunch but i wouldn't want to work off it in a tree (and i now spend most of my days doing it).

 

as for a change over.

 

ascend the line (croll jammer pantin and footloop).

attach descender to the rope (a stop or grigri or even better a rig (all petzl gear)) belowthe croll.

drop the ascender to head height or there abouts,Stand up on your footloop or pantin and open the cam of the croll then sit onto the descender, remove hand ascender and descend.

 

on descenders.

stops are basic and hard to use the 'yoyp' method described a few pages, but they do work.

Grigris are good but dont lock off.

Rigs are top notch, as smooth as a gri gri and they can be locked off. I use a rig every day and love it. easy to ascend on, can drop 50+ meters in seconds, easy to instal ropes on and lockable easily

 

Jamie

[the verminator]

thanks for that, i think they are what i was belayed on at the arb show. i am right in thinking that they are locked off with a knot on top?

[Jamie]

you can lock a gri gri off like that. a rig is easier to install on the rope as the front plate swivels. check out petzls website and compare them both

 

Jamie

[kevin bingham]

would you be able to clip a footloop into a tree wrench?

No, during ascent, the rope wrench does nothing. It is just there. I use an ascender to clip my foot loop into but I do not clip myself into the ascender. This allows me to descend in a moments notice without having to unclip myself of perform any sort of changeover. Going up and down is as simple as it is in ddrt.

 

For shorter ascents I don't even bother with the footloop and only use my pantin. a little more work but less gear.

[the verminator]

No, during ascent, the rope wrench does nothing. It is just there. I use an ascender to clip my foot loop into but I do not clip myself into the ascender. This allows me to descend in a moments notice without having to unclip myself of perform any sort of changeover. Going up and down is as simple as it is in ddrt.

 

For shorter ascents I don't even bother with the footloop and only use my pantin. a little more work but less gear.

 

ah right, thanks for that

 

Jamie: what about the id. they look like a smaller version of the rig?

[Jamie]

the rig is smaller, the id is bigger, bulkier has additional safety features that most folk i've spoken to, agree that just get in the way. you cant go too fast as it lock on.

 

the rig just works well. very simialr to but better than a gri gri.

 

jamie

[the verminator]

would a lockjack or spiderjak work with srt? im wondering this because when using drt you weight is only half of what it would be on drt? if it would work then surley one of those would be the best option because you could use it during drt and then use it in place of a croll and also use it to decend on?

[Peter]

I don't believe either of those are rated for use in SRT.