Does anyone have any experience rappelling with the 6mm petzl or comparable small diameter rescue ropes?
Tensioned rope cutDoes anyone have any experience rappelling with the 6mm petzl or comparable small diameter rescue ropes?
This is appealing to me. How does the grigri grab on the 9mm sterling htp? Let’s say you passed out and free fell. Would it grab good and stop you, no doubt?I used 9mm Sterling HTP all of last seasons to rappel, I felt like it was a good compromise between size, pack ability and strength. I can't go smaller because my Grigri is limited to 9mm. I carried around 60' all of last year and it wasn't an issue at all.
Why are you using 6mm? Do you already have the rope and are trying to repurpose it for saddle hunting? I spent I think about 60 on my rope and that was with a sewn eye and shipping, I'm not sure it's worth saving a little cash, it is your life support after all.
I used a grigri for a while on 9mm sterling htp. It worked fine but needed some tending. It is great once it is weighted and set. My rope could feed pretty freely unweighted and sometimes I would get unintended slack in the system. I felt if I lost my balance it wouldn’t catch right away and I could fall a few feet till it caught. It isn’t designed for that type of dynamic force. Grigri instructions show how to tie it off so slack doesn’t feed into the system.This is appealing to me. How does the grigri grab on the 9mm sterling htp? Let’s say you passed out and free fell. Would it grab good and stop you, no doubt?
The grigri is great for rappeling on the 9mm htp, I just make sure I have everything tended at all times. I hang on a separate tether and hook it up when its time to go down.I already have the grigir though
For simplicity, if I ever go with rappelling to get down a tree I might just use a fig8 or a piranha if I want to get fancier.
The grigri is great for rappeling on the 9mm htp, I just make sure I have everything tended at all times. I hang on a separate tether and hook it up when its time to go down.
This is an emergency setup. You'd fry the hell out of the rope with regular use. It uses a tid bloc style mini ascender, which has angled teeth for grip vs. a full cam/pinch style ascension system.Petzl sells a 6mm RAD system for cross country skiers. It's a rescue setup. I was just curious if anyone had experience with that rope/hardware, or some of the other suppliers that have similar.
I'm familiar with most of the options we all use, and have experience climbing rope. Just looking for some insight on specific experience with that setup.
Never dug the ATCs. I don't think I will mind the Fig8 for a 30ft descent. We'll see.Get an ATC, or tube style belay device. Way more friction than an "8" style. Gri gri are great, they suck with wet, cold, or grimey rope...
Get an ATC, or tube style belay device. Way more friction than an "8" style. Gri gri are great, they suck with wet, cold, or grimey rope...
I prefer an atc on an extension with an autoblock backup bar none for single or double line rappels. Easier to slingshot off of, work with both static and dynamic, simple, light, easy to add 3:1 or other high angle rescue setups to the system without untying, nothing mechanical you're relying on...Curious about your thoughts on the Grigri, whats your experience with it, rock climbing, belaying, hunting? I used it all season, rain, snow, hot and cold and it was awesome, no issues at all, other than really cold fingers, lol. I did try the Madrock Lifeguard and didn't like it as the rappel wasn't as smooth as the grigri. That is only one season and only hunting but I did rappel on almost every hunt and SRT on many of those hunts.