shock absorber for rigging?

[nod]

I'm with WeeDee on this with the addition that you could easily damage the rope if it doesn't work. Get a decent friction tube & give the load to the rigger!

[T14EES T14UNK]

Maybe a dead twig poked into the loop and cinched tight would take a bit if load...

 

 

 

 

 

Only jesting

[Mushed]

Only based on personal experience, but when we were out in America we found these....

 

Yates SCREAMERS

 

Would not set another ice screw without using one, stop ice fractures on falls, and a noticable retard on shock.

 

Thanks

 

Anthony

 

Ps like i said, this is personal experrience of ICE climbing, not arb work.

Edited July 31, 2013 by Mushed

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

I always thought about a pulley wheel loaded with a big spring shock absorber, but with weight issues and the fact that no spring light enough would make much different to a 2-300kg piece snatching anyway.

 

Best tool there is is a groundmen that can let the rope run and smooth the snatch out of the drop

[Mushed]

Lol dynamic belaying in arb working....never knew