Extending Bridge.

[Peter]

Do you normally branch walk out to your right? I can see it would work fine going that way, with the adjuster on the right.

 

With regard to Ropeman, the new version with tiny spikes would be perfect for this application, the old rope chopping versions less suited. The advantage with the tiny mechanical adjuster is that you dont lose any length off the bridge.

 

You could make a smaller prussic adjuster using 5 or 6mm cord, like Tom Dunlap uses on his lanyard. Even something rated at less than ideal for life support would be ok provided the bridge rope ran through the small hole, where it normally goes, and you tie a stopper knot as a backup to the micro hitch cord.

[DrewB]

nice idea.

Wat happens if u turn to the side and the hitch contacts the attachment ring, whilst your weight is in the harness.

Does the hitch un-do?

 

that was my concern at first. i found that my attachment ring just goes over the prussic and sits on the standing part making the prussic grab more.

[DrewB]

Do you normally branch walk out to your right? I can see it would work fine going that way, with the adjuster on the right.

 

With regard to Ropeman, the new version with tiny spikes would be perfect for this application, the old rope chopping versions less suited. The advantage with the tiny mechanical adjuster is that you dont lose any length off the bridge.

 

You could make a smaller prussic adjuster using 5 or 6mm cord, like Tom Dunlap uses on his lanyard. Even something rated at less than ideal for life support would be ok provided the bridge rope ran through the small hole, where it normally goes, and you tie a stopper knot as a backup to the micro hitch cord.

 

yeah i know what you mean but the prussic takes up all the room through the little hole. theres no way you would fit the 10mm bridge and any other cord both through. ive put some big whipping next to the prussic now to keep it shorter and the stopper knot is there as a fail safe.

this system worked really well today removing a big liquidamber.

[Bundle 2]

With regard to Ropeman, the new version with tiny spikes would be perfect for this application, the old rope chopping versions less suited. The advantage with the tiny mechanical adjuster is that you dont lose any length off the bridge.

 

I'm not convinced tbh...yes, the loss of length is an issue in such a small space but the mk2 ropeman is by Wildcountry's own stipulation a "more aggressive" cam; the intention was to deliver a more versatile cam that would happily work with rope from 8.5mm-11mm......this they achieve by making the thing worse by all accounts...! You are right in so much as the reason for my distrust of the ropeman however....the mk1 ( 10-11mm) scares me for just that reason. I will have to go and get me a mk2 now, just to find out!!

[Peter]

Are you saying that the mk 2 is worse for rope damage than the mk1? I thought that lots of tiny spikes would strip the sheath under shock load, much like the kong ascenders, or any of the petzl cammed ascenders, rather than chopping it like the old version. That is what wild country seem to be saying.

 

I need to buy one and have a play with it.

 

Wild Country

[treemeup]

What are the benefits of an extending bridge?.... I can see that shortening it would be handy but otherwise...?

[Peter]

You can body thrust pulling under the hitch with both hands while the pulley tends slack.

[Steve Bullman]

Are you saying that the mk 2 is worse for rope damage than the mk1? I thought that lots of tiny spikes would strip the sheath under shock load, much like the kong ascenders, or any of the petzl cammed ascenders, rather than chopping it like the old version. That is what wild country seem to be saying.

 

I need to buy one and have a play with it.

 

Wild Country

 

peter, i think that arguement is really aimed more towards kernmantle ropes where the strength is in the core.

[rbtree]

Yup, and for returning from a limb walk, do the same. Slick trick!

[Marc]

Talking about this with one of the guys i work with would be cool if you could shorten the bridge so that you could use a croll effectivly in an srt set-up.

Any thouhgts on that side?