archer4life
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I tie the JRB Ascenders in soft bridge mode and then extend ONE loop and clip into and climb on it. The loop which is exposed is always the one from the original working end after it creates the 2 then passes through the bottom stage and out. If ya use a longer cord and expose both and climb on both, that does work, but it's just a little bit more coordination to clip into both and have them properly oriented. Tying in soft bridge mode makes the assembly more jam resistant. For example, I can send and repel a dozen times on a brand new rope and I never need to make any adjustments to the friction hitches between climbs. It's important that during rappel, we have the friction hitches nice and loose after a little wiggle and that they are simply along for the ride. Sometimes, a new climber will do the opposite and be controlling the rappel with the hitches instead of the munter. This is how I tie em. The original works fine too but might need more frequent adjustment between climbs.
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Thank you sir, that answers my question. I have the new set up tied exactly as shown in this video, but have been using all four loops in my biner. I noticed yesterday that it was a little tight w all four strands so I was thinking of either going to two strands as you said or going with a larger biner. I’ll try it using 2 and see how I like that before trying a different biner.
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