I'm curious - if you're using a ladder strap to ascend, why bother running the brake strand through a pulley? Don't you get enough lifting power from your leg in the strap?
great explanation dude..but when will you mountain guys stop using static slings instead of dynamic ropes as lanyards??? safety first dude...and slings are not!
at 02:15 you are letting go of the brake line and hanging by the Grigi. Is that OK? I thought you always need to hold the brake line when using a GriGri.
In this situation it's okay as the backup is the daisy chain into the ascender. If you look closely, right before he unlocks the ascender his hand grabs the brake rope again. If the Grigri is the only thing keeping you on the rope, then yes absolutely ALWAYS have a hand on the brake rope. Very good habit to be in and looking out for!! Well done :)
@@tophmyster I use my left hand on the GriGri lever and right hand on the brake rope. I was going to use a prusik above the GriGri but it takes a third hand to pull down as I decend and it can also get jammed by loading it. I would prefer to not use a prusik on the brake rope. What back ca I use on the repel?
I believe your upper ATC in guide mode is loaded wrong. The load strand should run over the brake-hand strand, so that a falling load will force the brake strand into the ATC teeth and thereby lock off the system. You should re-do or remove this video.
What is the advantage of this system as opposed to defeating the guide mode in the traditional manner? I imagine that it offers better load control without needing a munter on the slack end behind the device.
Not so sure id keep the ascender on the rope rope while rapelling, if you inadvertently disengaged the lock on the ascender during the rap the teeth could destroy the mantle, I'd take the hand ascender right off, and tie a prussix as a backup
@@mafic_taco7061Never trust the auto lock feature. Brake hand must remain on the rope the entire time. In this case the tether to the ascender is the backup
You're absolutely right, Never trust the auto lock feature. Brake hand must remain on the rope the entire time. In this case the tether to the ascender is the backup
It’s a good technique, but there are two minor deviations that I use. First, reverse the top biner and pulley so it clips around the rope and doesn’t interfere with the locking mechanism of your ascender. This is more comfortable and less likely to cause your ascender cam to disengage. Second, remove the brake strand from the pulley while descending. Keeping your brake strand above your grigri impairs your ability to manually brake the descent of the grigri fails to lock. Additionally, pushing the ascender into the top of the grigri will defeat the auto lock feature by applying downward pressure on the top of the belay device.
The ascender I bought for this method has a carabiner attachment point at the bottom of it so I attach the pulley there which is the best of both worlds.
Hello, I am trying to use your method but I am find it it very hard, I think my biggest problem is that when i sit in my harness I tilt backwards , any advice ?
Nice video. I just referred someone else to this video to answer one of their questions. I've used this system but didn't have a great video on my channel showing it. Have you been researching how to optimize and make your description and tags easier to search on your other videos?
Hello, today I tried your technique, is the ascender Black Diamond as I didn't managed to put 2 carabiners in the bottom hole.And if yes what are the carabiners used. Great video. Very helpful.
The ascender is Black Diamond, but it might be an older version or we may have been using skinnier carabiners. You can also put the redirect carabiner on the carabiner that the ladder is on.
