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So this past week, I went on a hunt and used a different rappel system, and used it as I was one sticking up the tree. I normally used the Safeguard and wanted to try something different. So I switched up to the Grivel Figure 8 and backed it up with a michoacan friction hitch. So I'm climbing, and I set my rope so it locks on the figure 8 (wrapped twice so it pinches) and start to move my stick up the tree for the 3rd time. All of a sudden the rope that I wrapped twice popped out and I went sliding down the tree in a almost controlled slide. That is until my autolock engaged and it stopped me cold about a foot below my stick. All in all I think I slide down the tree 4-5' but my butt sucked undies...
With that said, having an autoblock on is a life saver. I never climb without my friction hitch attached to my right side lineman's loops. I just wish I had taken out the slack between my friction hitch and my figure 8.
I have since switched back to safeguard.
With that said, having an autoblock on is a life saver. I never climb without my friction hitch attached to my right side lineman's loops. I just wish I had taken out the slack between my friction hitch and my figure 8.
I have since switched back to safeguard.