kevin bingham

Yep! The leather isnt too bulky, i think the photo makes it look more so. I stuck some plastic into the sleeves, i was hoping you could retrieve with everything left on the line, you can sometimes, but pretty risky! Not worth it. The tether is aluminum that i drilled holes into. I picked up the aluminum at the hardware store.

here is a closeup of what makes the softlink work

this is one way to retrieve it, just like retrieveing a natural redirect. you can also clip a keychain biner or rope guide trap thingy to pull it out when you pull out your whole line. You can do the same thing with a strap and two biners, but two biners seem to get stuck easier and I really like soft links.

here is a redirect i have been playing around with. It is not installable from distances but it is midline attachable and it is remotely removable in a couple of ways. It is a soft link redirect.

what is the difference between a ce lanyard and a regular lanyard other than the thimble?

got to make sure you got stopper knots on both end i imagine

If you use a fat biner like the dmm boa it cant open easily.

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I dont climb off a static line. I dont know what the legislations are.

The tests with op have not been as good especially on skinny stff lines. The op kind of stiff itself. Works well with tachyon.

Yeah, Ive always climbed the tree wherever possible. I find I do that a lot more in SRT and not climbing the rope. THe only time Ill use LOTS is the initial ascent up into the tree and thats only if its over 30 feet really. After that its all the tree hopefull and maybe a little footlocking or pantin ing around for short hops.

Lol, I am not sure if SRT saves energy from DDRT in terms of just normal everyday climbing. The problem that SRT solves is not so much in the energy expenditure. I find SRT to be quite athletic sometimes and it is faster, not necessarily easier. I think dDRT is better for some people and situations. I like it when I am carrying a really big saw. Or I go straight to a three to one. Its all about the redirect though. I used to watch the really good climbers at the comps set crazy redirects so they could work good rope angles, its redirects all day. I cant stress how important it is to set a bomber hitch though. Letting slack into your system should be avoided always. Slack in SRT is different than slack in dDRT. Slack in SRT it is twice as important to tend. Really test to see if the tether tangles does it cause hitch disfunction I have found that the best way to tend the VT is to tend it by the braids. I footlock sometimes holding above the hitch with one hand and with the other hand on the braids of my VT. That is what I am doing in the cat rescue video. SRT can give you a hell of a work out if thats what your looking for. Advantages and disadvantages. Maybe Ascend DDRT and work SRT. I do that much more often than vise a versa.

He went into free fall and then stopped? What happened?

I think a stiff tether is a great idea. I have tried a few ideas with cords and stiff wires, etc, but nothing succesful. Tube might be a good idea. Like a carbon fiber tube maybe. Try it out with PVC or something and if seems to have potential we could go to carbon fiber.

What do you define as "work". My definition of work would be keeping you from hitting the deck. A hitch does a fine job of that without a wrench.

A tether that is the wrong length can entangle in the wrench and result in a failed hitch. Something that a litte adjustment can fix

Dmc, that test breaks at a ridiculous 7000 lbs

Yes, what you end up testing is the hitch not the rope wrench. Any suggestions for ways to configure test on wrench would be helpful. Biggest danger i have found is tether entanglement and poorly tied hitch. Hitches have been used SRT for ages.

Can you buy a figure eight? What about an atc or similar belay device?

They are ok. Connecter strap def needs beefing up

The ce hitch was tested in an srt configuration.

Im getting the sense that in europe, you either climb with a ce hitchclimber system or a ce lockjack. Can you tie your own hitches? Hitch cords shiuld be rated to hold 5,000 lbs ( here in states.

On big fall events, what we are finding is that the hitch can actually fuse to the line so getting down maybe a real task.

Its a little different than an eight because once you put an eight on the line it is on the line and ready for work. A rope Wrench has a neutral gear which means that it does nothing for you. Also, an eight is designed to work independently. THe wrench should never be used by itself. I would like to do whatever it takes to make people in europe happy, although I dont like the idea of selling it as a kit because there are so many variables. My instinct would be to allow the climbers to work with what sork best for them. I like beeline and poisong ivy but that with a 4:2 VT. Sometimes I change it up though. Remember that I climbed on a wooden wrench for quite some time. I have no problem if my rope wrench spontaneously combusts.

This is a tricky issue because in all the tests we have done, what we end up testing is the hitch. I hesitate marking a breaking strength on it because that would imply its life support. No you cannot tie a looser hitch than normal because of the wrench. Im not sure how it works over there, do your hitches need to be ce certified?