The Art of Zig Zag

[dexta]

Absoutly love it. Quick and easy to use straight out of the box. Am using 13mm rope at the moment, would like to give 11.5 mm a try just because I think it will tend that bit better👍

 

 

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[silky fox]

i went from Prussick to Spiderjack,never tried hitch climber...i first tried it on 13mm and it works but dropping down a size to Yale blue tounge,it slips through and decending can become Rapid....

[alex_m]

Does it work with a ropewrench/hitch hiker though?

 

edit:"For use only on double ropes" - From Petzl website.

 

That warning is just so you don't use it as a single device on srt. Adding a wrench would be fine. It's same as all the other devices that are only rated for double ropes, but are fine with a wrench (ie pulley/hitch, lockjack etc)

[JonnyP]

Zig zag looks awesome!

 

I love the "animals" haha

 

Would really like to have a go on one of these as I have climbed a little on an SJ and would like to compare before I end up shelling out some money for either.

[Marc]

Hey Silky,

 

a) you oughta feel guilty, I just got my vt the way I like it, and now...

 

b) can you explain the benefits over a vt/pulley (hitch climber)? Its a lot of money, I know its shiny but is it really that much better than a £2 bit of hitch cord on a pulley?

 

Logic to me would say its no better than a HC that's well set up. A HC has the 3rd hole which allows you creat some different configurations.

Although its a device designed to put on and use being consistent from the day you use it, and from what I understand remain consistent as it wears.

 

I really want to give it a go my expectations are it will not be an improvement over a HC it will just be device that requires minimum fuss and work in the same way as the HC which is a good thing for me and my preferences for DRT work positioning over srt.

[dexta]

Been using a hc set up but I think this is far better, more consistent like you say unlike hc when your friction hitch gets wet and tightens. People are mentioning using the rope wrench I presume they mean for srt

 

 

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[Joe Loggs]

Hey my zig zag looks like a penis

;-)

 

 

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[Pete Hart]

Joe you must have a funny looking todger mate!!

 

 

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[Joe Loggs]

Joe you must have a funny looking todger mate!!

 

 

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Oh I thought that was normal! :-/

 

 

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[rossy]

Looks like there's a new toy in town I'll have to get one next month to tease the Cheesmanator with. Are they usable with 13mm rope or is it worth the extra expense to go straight to a thinner line?

 

 

 

 

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