Rope Wrench feedback

[scm]

Rope Wrenchery anyone? Would like to see it used in a comp/rec climb.

[Ian Flatters]

Rope Wrenchery anyone? Would like to see it used in a comp/rec climb.

 

In the pipeline, just need a good weekend of sun as filming in the wet is rubbish and Me & Mr Curtis will try to make something.

[scm]

In the pipeline, just need a good weekend of sun as filming in the wet is rubbish and Me & Mr Curtis will try to make something.

 

[High Scale]

A little inspiration from Mike T taking the Petzl sling and adding zip ties and inner tube to create stiffness, I cut two pieces of plastic from a container lid added zip ties and the inner tube.

[Rich Rule]

May well do the same Carl. I have a couple of the petzl bits and then some spare shrink wrap. I would have thought that would keep it taught enough.

[gibbon]

How much difference does the stiff tether make?

 

Does anyone who uses a hand ascender connect it to the wrench with a bungee? I have been wandering if that would reduce the risk of the ascender damaging the rope if you had a slip whilst ascending?

[softbankhawks]

How much difference does the stiff tether make?

 

Does anyone who uses a hand ascender connect it to the wrench with a bungee? I have been wandering if that would reduce the risk of the ascender damaging the rope if you had a slip whilst ascending?

 

http://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/Rock-Climbing-Equipment/Slings-Extenders/Extenders/3F-Dog-Bone-Single-Item-GRI-DB5

 

yes somehow a stiff tether is better. It doesn't flop around so much.

 

Rope damage aside I do not advise clipping into the wrench with an ascender or a chest harness. My feeling is that the wrench does not hold much of a climbers weight. If the ascender slips through leaf matter or if a pantin pops off, both highly possible, the climbers weight would bring the wrench down onto the hitch.

Keep off the wrench for ascent. I take mine off these days.

[Ian Flatters]

How much difference does the stiff tether make?

 

Does anyone who uses a hand ascender connect it to the wrench with a bungee? I have been wandering if that would reduce the risk of the ascender damaging the rope if you had a slip whilst ascending?

 

I tried it but found i pulled the wrench into an upright position between movements which, to be honest i didnt like. I preferred adding a pulley below the wrench on line instead rather than adding it to the tether point.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I tried it but found i pulled the wrench into an upright position between movements which, to be honest i didnt like. I preferred adding a pulley below the wrench on line instead rather than adding it to the tether point.

 

???? What is this pulley doing? Do you have a photo?

 

 

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[Ian Flatters]

???? What is this pulley doing? Do you have a photo?

 

 

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Here you go i hope you can see but the bungee seemed to flip it into the freefall position which wasnt nice to see.