Forgive my newbie question but what if you connect the prussik under the Ropeman 1 with a carabiner like this?
Would this work well as a backup to the Ropeman?
The issue with the Ropeman is that it can cut the rope. It's design is basically the same mechanical action as scissors, so....Anyway I think it was cited in testing that became a concern somewhere around 4 or 5 kN but not positive about that number.
With that being the concern, the backup friction hitch should obviously be above the ascender.
Either way, it is low enough to be of concern if there is some fall factor in your system, which in my case not really being a real saddle hunter, being more of stander and occassional leaner, than having weight on the tether all the time, I need to make sure my ropeman is backed up. If you always have weight on the tether that is not a concern really.
This is how I will be backing mine up, if I decide to use the ropeman on the tether at all. I may decide just to cut the ropeman out of the tether, not sure. I need to play with it a few hunts and decide:
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