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Strap Broke, Self Rescue, Saw a Big Buck

I really don’t like the hawk helium straps. In my opinion They stretch a lot and are very thin. I prefer the lonewolf strap. Glad you where able to adapt to the situation.
 
How many of you are climbing with just the ridge runner and aider? I tried it once, and seemed a bit cumbersome with a BD 5 step etrier carabinered onto the RR. Using the original RR strap. I didn’t see much on it here, maybe I need to search again.


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TommyDee said:
How many of you are climbing with just the ridge runner and aider? I tried it once, and seemed a bit cumbersome with a BD 5 step etrier carabinered onto the RR. Using the original RR strap. I didn’t see much on it here, maybe I need to search again.


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I might be the only one. I use a 3 step rope aider permanently tied to the platform
 
Glad u were not hurt. I apologize that i didn't have time to read all the comments. The list below is not all of my rules but the ones that pertain to this scenario.
1. Every climber on every method should be able to sustain the complete loss of anything their feet are on and never be in trouble. Simply put, **** happens. Stuff breaks, feet slip, etc. It's going to happen to everyone at some point in time. When that happens, you may be really glad you were tied in and Savor that feeling for a long time. Or be really pissed that you weren't and only have seconds to ponder that before the fall is over.
2. "Being in trouble" includes being stuck and unable to rappel or get down. Your situation... although u figured out a work around.
3. The means of bodily attachment to a rope with a moveable device, whether mechanical or friction hitch, needs to be redundant. This is because the reliability of ANY point of attachment which moves is much less than the Rope itself.
4. There needs to be a way to recover if one of those two friction pr attachment devices is not working properly.
5. Friction hitches need to be breakable under the load that we give them.
6. The Prusik sucks. Yes it is easy to tie, and yes it holds well but it does not meet our requirements.

Feel free to do a YouTube search for these. These are friction hitches which are breakable under load.

1. DOUBLE MICHOACÁN. I have two videos.
2. JRB Ascender Hitch. This is brand new. More to come.


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Thanks for posting this story. Back in my rock climbing days I always carried a "emergency attachment" and a spare 4ft loop. Always had spare beaners.
With 1 stick saddle hunting we have a minimalist approach and I have to confess some of my self rescue gear gets left home in the garage.
Dumb mistake.
This is a timely reminder to rethink things.
 
WaSouthPaw said:
Thanks for posting this story. Back in my rock climbing days I always carried a "emergency attachment" and a spare 4ft loop. Always had spare beaners.
With 1 stick saddle hunting we have a minimalist approach and I have to confess some of my self rescue gear gets left home in the garage.
Dumb mistake.
This is a timely reminder to rethink things.
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I carry an extra biner, a Beal Jammy, and a preset length of webbing that I can use to ascend the rope along with other uses if need be. My gear strap is also a daisy chain of 3/16” amsteel so I can use it as an emergency tether/aider/whatever if needed. It’s good to have options.
 
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