MNFarmHunter
Well-Known Member
Title pretty much sums it up.
For rappelling from a tree, is a sewn eye best for the tether or is a figure 8 good enough? I've climbed and rappelled plenty of time from a figure 8 but those have always been from a carabiner and and anchor point. My worry is that it'll roll on a tree trunk. However, it's far more expensive to get a sewn eye and there aren't many places that'll do a sewn eye with the rope I want (Sterling CI-V).
Thoughts?
For rappelling from a tree, is a sewn eye best for the tether or is a figure 8 good enough? I've climbed and rappelled plenty of time from a figure 8 but those have always been from a carabiner and and anchor point. My worry is that it'll roll on a tree trunk. However, it's far more expensive to get a sewn eye and there aren't many places that'll do a sewn eye with the rope I want (Sterling CI-V).
Thoughts?