Flipline and lanyard

[Joe Newton]

I agree, you never know when the client may appear with a cup of tea!

 

 

Too bloody right. You gotta be quick of you want any biscuits left!

 

Of course SRT does solve this problem.

[DanClimbsTrees]

Been wondering about this myself. I understand how you could have an SRT line chocked around the stem and then have a friction device as a back up to your flip line but...

 

How could you achieve a "chocked" system with a doubled rope system?

 

Cheers

Dan

[IVECOKID]

Bowline and a termination knot with a karabiner/ pulley ? Then your Double rope system ?

 

Never tried it just a thought .

Ste

[IVECOKID]

Bowline and a termination knot with a karabiner/ pulley ? Then your Double rope system ?

 

Never tried it just a thought .

Ste

 

 

*sliding bowline *

 

 

Ste

[Mark Bolam]

I blocked down a straight smooth oak stem today without any quick bail-out option, too fat for my rope-guide.

Slack really.

I've got a fig 8 on the back of my harness, but that would take time to set up.

That's the beauty of the Ropewrench.

Running bowline flicked down the stem as you descend, choked when you're cutting, instant exit if required.

I was too idle to have it sent up.

 

 

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[Dan Curtis]

I blocked down a straight smooth oak stem today without any quick bail-out option, too fat for my rope-guide.

Slack really.

I've got a fig 8 on the back of my harness, but that would take time to set up.

That's the beauty of the Ropewrench.

Running bowline flicked down the stem as you descend, choked when you're cutting, instant exit if required.

I was too idle to have it sent up.

 

 

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In that situation, depending on your injury, you could use a hot seat to get down in an emergency if you didn't have your wrench or an 8

[Joe Newton]

In that situation, depending on your injury, you could use a hot seat to get down in an emergency if you didn't have your wrench or an 8

 

 

Hot seat? Just wrapping the rope around your backside? Or something more technical? I sometimes use a softlocked fig8 if I can be bothered. Not very often.

[Darrin Turnbull]

I use something like this.

If you use it with the bag it keeps the rope away from your spikes.

[Mark Bolam]

Joe just buy a wrench.

 

I wouldn't be climbing anything over 30' if I didn't have mine (unless it was a removal like today).

 

I decided on old school Ddrt today because it was spike up, remove (drop) small side limbs on the way, top anchor, rig off crown, chog down.

90 mins, I knew I wasn't coming down so SRT didn't get a party invite.

It should have for the chog-down though.

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Joe just buy a wrench.

 

I wouldn't be climbing anything over 30' if I didn't have mine (unless it was a removal like today).

 

I decided on old school Ddrt today because it was spike up, remove (drop) small side limbs on the way, top anchor, rig off crown, chog down.

90 mins, I knew I wasn't coming down so SRT didn't get a party invite.

It should have for the chog-down though.

 

 

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It's on my to do list. I love ddrt though. I need to man up, buy some kit, and go play with it.

 

The thing that puts me off is faffing around with redirects etc. I'm not sure if I'd have the patience to make SRT efficient for me.

 

Do you honestly reckon you're quicker on a single line?