Rope Wrench feedback

[softbankhawks]

The wrench taking half of the load...where did you get this statistic?

[Cary Gibson]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QdJC7ugYk0]TREEGEAR TV | Singing Tree Rope Wrench Demo - YouTube[/ame] 1:03 of the vid, Rich explains why

[Cary Gibson]

it takes half or more of the load off the hitch, that allows it to run like in DRT, actually, even smoother than DRT, do a long fast burn-out descent and you can see this in action, your hitch will hardly be marked at all, this is due to the load/friction sharing

[softbankhawks]

As one among many I have alot of respect for R.H.

After using the wrench for a while I am skepticle of that stat.

Rich must at least 70 kg. He said that the wrench takes more than half of his body weight.

Lets say 50kg.

I'll test it.

 

I love the wrench.

Your fall Cary plays in my mind and I am looking at ways to make it more.......bombproof, while retaining its fluidity.

[Cary Gibson]

my fall plays in my mind too man lol, this is why I have embraced it and learned it inside and out. I love it, but I am guessing that the combination of the bend and the angle of the pin/bolt would lighten the weight on the hitch by at least half, Kevin B. would know for sure though.

[softbankhawks]

Well as a climber who has seen the dark side of the wrench and still embraces it please tell me your set up....that was km3 on the vid, no? Hitch? Length of hitch? Etc etc

[Cary Gibson]

Well as a climber who has seen the dark side of the wrench and still embraces it please tell me your set up....that was km3 on the vid, no? Hitch? Length of hitch? Etc etc

 

sure, KM111-11mm, 8mm OP, 24" hitch cord, 3 wraps, 3 braids, it is barely long enough to get the biner clipped in. When I climb in my 11.5mm rocket line, i use a 25" cord tied the same way

[softbankhawks]

Cool...thanks. Spliced hitch or not?

[softbankhawks]

Ill take that back...too short to splice me thinks.

[softbankhawks]

Ill try it tomorrow )

 

Still skeptical though...

 

I need to reassure myself that the hitch will grab if a slip is taken when ascending.