2 in 1 climbing lanyard

[monkey boy]

hi guys found this online but is very limited on how to do this technique

 

if you could help me with this please that would be great ie pics vids

 

thanks

 

 

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[josharb87]

He's using a lanyard with a carabina on both ends and a device that holds both ways. a rope grab or distel knot grabs one way only and can use one hand to pill the slack in, this system it appears you need both hands

 

a simple version would be a lanyard with a carabina on both ends and a normal prussik

 

or just use your climbing line for the change over

[Bergen]

No need to buy anything expensive to replicate this system - like Josharb says, a karabiner each end and a prussik loop would do the same job.... BUT... why wouldn't you have your climbing rope with you to use in a change-over situation, even if you were spiking/flipline climbing? That would be a much safer system and gives you more options without buying more kit you don't need.