Pantin or CMI foot ascender?

[Cary Gibson]

Thinking of one to help on long hitch-climber ascents...which is your fancy??? and why?

 

Cary

[Rupe]

If your in the uk then Pantin, its sleeker.

 

If your in the US then CMI, its cheaper!

[coolie]

Pantins are designed to be able to engage or disengage using the foot only.Until you learn a good technique they can disengage on you.

While cmi,s can be engaged by using the foot only,they require disengaging manually.I have never had a cmi disengage on me while ascending.

Pantins look sleek,as Rupe said and cmi,s look blocky.

[Craig Johnson]

i've had a pair of cmi's for a while, very robust and better for me as the rope locks in. worked out cheaper than the petzl too, who didnt make rightes then

[educated arborist]

it doesn't take long to get the technique u need on a pantin, ive tried both & would say pantin every day of the week!

[Stephen Blair]

whats the trick with the pantin, i got one and havent used it yet but i had bother with it trying it out at the show, is it the angle of your foot

[Craig Johnson]

whats the trick with the pantin, i got one and havent used it yet but i had bother with it trying it out at the show, is it the angle of your foot

 

its the petzl pantin you have, so you must keep the rope vertical, which is ok for true srt but is why the cmi foot asscender is better for tree work IMHO as the rope locks in