Post by Sharon Faulkner on May 4, 2006 18:12:00 GMT -5
Risk of slippage due to improper loading on ASCENSION & BASIC
Improper loading can prevent the ascender from grabbing the rope:
en.petzl.com/petzl/SportNews?News=142
(An excerpt from the Petzl website)
To limit the risk of slippage due to improper loading--
* attach yourself to the rope with two ascenders, each with its own lanyard,
* load the ascender in a direction parallel to the rope,
* if you cannot load the ascender in a direction parallel to the rope, clip a carabiner through the two top holes of the ascender, making sure the rope is captured inside the carabiner, or pass the rope through the lanyard carabiner
Improper loading can prevent the ascender from grabbing the rope:
en.petzl.com/petzl/SportNews?News=142
(An excerpt from the Petzl website)
To limit the risk of slippage due to improper loading--
* attach yourself to the rope with two ascenders, each with its own lanyard,
* load the ascender in a direction parallel to the rope,
* if you cannot load the ascender in a direction parallel to the rope, clip a carabiner through the two top holes of the ascender, making sure the rope is captured inside the carabiner, or pass the rope through the lanyard carabiner