What rope for your lanyard??

[ben-jammin]

CE landyard all the way:)

 

I already have all the component parts, just need the new rope! Made mine for a fraction of the cost too!

[MOG]

the rope is the main part dude, but cool man.

[ben-jammin]

I know the rope is the main part, but, I've cut it! So it needs replacing and I'm looking for sensible input and ideas on an alternative to the rope I was using before!

[arbogrunt]

Beal Antipodes is the stuff with a Grillon...if you can get hold of it!

[treequip]

Beal Antipodes is the stuff with a Grillon...if you can get hold of it!

 

I thought the grillon was CE marked as a unit (device and rope) so strictly speaking unless you use the petzl rope you are outside your CE mark.

 

It wouldn’t matter to me but I thought those providing the kit for others or working for others ought to be aware.

[jpbeaver]

Who is climbing for you nowadays Andy?

[alex_m]

also interested in this. i've got a 13mm yale xtc rope which isn't exactly the nicest. i was hoping to get a 9m ce lanyard off ebay last night, but it was sold for a bit too much.

[Tommy_B]

I'm using a length of Poison Ivy with Bailout and a HitchClimber. Long enough to use as a small second line for positioning. Good combo.

[ben-jammin]

That's what I was using alex, hated it. You can pick up pinto pulley, ultra O and a shadow carab for 45 quid ish from honeys and then pick your cord and rope to suit. Still going to come in under the cost of a ce lanyard for a piece of kit which does the same thing. I did it and went for the aeris as it's super soft not realizing how hard I was going to find the heavy duty kernmantle splice so thinking double braid this time.

 

I too like it longish (5M) so I can use it as a secondary line if necessary on little excursions on big stuff!

[arbogrunt]

'I thought the grillon was CE marked as a unit (device and rope)'...it depends on the LOLER inspector. I've used a length of antipodes with fishermans knots in each end and krabs on them with a Grillon for years. I have just bought a Petzl one as I couldn't find that rope...thirty quid!