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So been 2tc + rappel this session.
Love it, but am kinda struggling to pull the rappel rope down after I am on the ground.
I mostly climb pine with a rough bark so rope catches on to it + there are small branches that rope usually catches on to...
My setup is
40ft canyon c-iv
large 2" ring (wrapped in camo tape to silence) + carabineer ( unwrapped after to reduce the friction) - attached to main line with umbilical cord (amsteel)
+ JRB cinch in this video:
I find it that that angle of the retrieve rope (Doyle hoist clipped into the carabineer) when standing after a tree is simply too vertical, so I have to walk away from tree like 5m to create a angle that pulls side ways.
Even when loosened, the rope does NOT drop, so it becomes a 15 min struggle to get that rope down... All and all - more energy is spent and noise made to pull down the rappel rope then to climb 30 ft up
Played with umbilical cord length, found too short is not good, need to make it at least 30in
Initially had both carabineer and ring wrapped, but found that it creates too much friction, so had to in wrap the carabineer.
Does anyone else run into this ?
Any tips/hacks/know how's that I am missing?
Thanks
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Love it, but am kinda struggling to pull the rappel rope down after I am on the ground.
I mostly climb pine with a rough bark so rope catches on to it + there are small branches that rope usually catches on to...
My setup is
40ft canyon c-iv
large 2" ring (wrapped in camo tape to silence) + carabineer ( unwrapped after to reduce the friction) - attached to main line with umbilical cord (amsteel)
+ JRB cinch in this video:
I find it that that angle of the retrieve rope (Doyle hoist clipped into the carabineer) when standing after a tree is simply too vertical, so I have to walk away from tree like 5m to create a angle that pulls side ways.
Even when loosened, the rope does NOT drop, so it becomes a 15 min struggle to get that rope down... All and all - more energy is spent and noise made to pull down the rappel rope then to climb 30 ft up
Played with umbilical cord length, found too short is not good, need to make it at least 30in
Initially had both carabineer and ring wrapped, but found that it creates too much friction, so had to in wrap the carabineer.
Does anyone else run into this ?
Any tips/hacks/know how's that I am missing?
Thanks
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