Ascending with the zigzag?

[Tom Mabbutt]

I use a 60cm tape sling and a hand ascender and works bang on 👍🏼

 

A hand ascender as well you say? This gets better, will get on that too. Cheers for the sling length tip.

 

Not too sure if it will improve the set up but I might attach the tape to my bridge with it's own independant anchor ring. Perhaps it will make the clipping and unclipping of the bottom carabiner more straight forward?

[stihlmadasever]

Got a cambium saver, haven't used it yet though (started pissing it down both times before i could have another go). The adjustable bridge looks really good definitely will pick one of those up.

 

Those teeth on the pantin look really fierce, do they not damage the rope?

 

 

In a word no,its not teeth more like cams forcing the rope to zigzag back and forth against them locking the rope in position.Had mine lolered recently,inspector wrote monitor for stress fractures...how many mk 1's actually fractured...very few,ive got the mk3.

Edited February 7, 2016 by stihlmadasever

[Mr Oz]

Yea use ascender under zigzag and once you get to the top pull it back to bridge makes it easier to branch walk and stuff .

[Ragdoll]

Yea use ascender under zigzag and once you get to the top pull it back to bridge makes it easier to branch walk and stuff .

 

Which ascender do you use?

[kcstevens]

I always keep a prusik loop on the back of my harness so just attach that between my bridge and zig zag to get a longer pull then when I get to where I'm heading just reattach it to my bridge

[silky fox]

Simple...but affective KCStevens..

[Starscream]

I use a pulley saver by teufelberger and a petzl pantin for long ones. The pantin does sometimes have an annoying knack of kicking out when you don't want it to. I believe they've made a mod for this though and will get one when its out.

[Joe Newton]

In a word no,its not teeth more like cams forcing the rope to zigzag back and forth against them locking the rope in position.Had mine lolered recently,inspector wrote monitor for stress fractures...how many mk 1's actually fractured...very few,ive got the mk3.

 

 

He's on about the pantin bro.

 

Yeah, they do add slightly more wear to the rope. Bit of fluffing. Nothing catastrophic though.

[Vespasian]

Been out to play with my kit a couple times now and while ascending isnt too difficult, no reason not to make it easier and quicker.

 

What do you use to make ascending with the zigzag easier?

 

Being a novice myself I use a pullysaver connected to a hand ascender..

You can get something of rhythm going with a bit of practice.

 

I was gonna get a foot ascender but thought, nah, lets get the basics right first...

[silky fox]

The thing is with a foot ascender is....you are using one of the strongest muscles in your body to power you up!