Similar, but I use the grigri2. I think it's a little smaller and a little cheaper. Still pricey.I bit the bullet and just use a Petzl I'd
I love that there is less stuff/pieces to deal with
I bit the bullet and just use a Petzl I'd
I love that there is less stuff/pieces to deal with
Are you hanging from 9mm right now?This is a good discussion. I like the idea of eliminating my tether and just using my rappel rope. I'm going to pick up a Mad Rock Lifeguard as my descender. I'll probably play around with it.
You still have to have a retrieval rope with a link, right?
I don't like the way the tail end of the rope doesn't stay dressed where it should be for good braking (same with the GriGri2).
Running an auto block keeps the tail dressed and keeps it right where you would grab it with your hand.
Are you hanging from 9mm right now?
Except that the ID is 275 bucks, Where as a grigri2 is around 75 bucks.That makes sense about the I'D. Kind of a combo of a Ropeman and a GriGri
Never tried that. I like it! Are you using the HSS rope exclusively. I've been thinking about this a lot as well but I've been looking for a good but robust option for the rope since it's my tether as well. Samson Predator works, but I'd like to drop a mm for some spots that require a longer hike in.If i nees to lock my grigri i do this. Works like a charm and im also connected to the rope should the grigri fail. (Highly unlikely)
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Do you have a reason for doing it this way rather than adding a hollow block prusik below the grigri?Take dominant hand and pull rope through grigri until there is slack in hollow block and remove.
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No im using htp for climbing and hunting, its just easier to use a 8 ft hss tether for pics then unraveling my climbing rope.Never tried that. I like it! Are you using the HSS rope exclusively. I've been thinking about this a lot as well but I've been looking for a good but robust option for the rope since it's my tether as well. Samson Predator works, but I'd like to drop a mm for some spots that require a longer hike in.
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I dont use that method, i just posted it so people can get ideas on how to tie off. If you were to fall in that situation the sterling hollow block is all youd need for fall arrest. But if the hollow block was to break the grigri2 would catch anyways, the good thing is you're always tied in and safe to your climb line.Do you have a reason for doing it this way rather than adding a hollow block prusik below the grigri?
I ask because reducing the load above a grigri reduces its ability to arrest a fall, below it increases it.
It's really not the weight. More bulk. A 35 foot run of Samson ultratech plus a 6 foot 11 mm tree tether takes up less volume than a 35 feet of 11 mm. But the 35 feet of 11 mm simplifies take down and clean. I haven't run yale through my grigri 2. Any comments on feed? It's on the outside edge of its spec range.It's funny...hanging from 9mm Static feels bad to me. Yale Bandit has just enough give to it...makes it more comfortable. I actually have a 35' Bandit tether. It's not super heavy.
I am planning to try Sterling HTP or a 10mm Canyon rope at some point