When retrieving gear as the second, I prefer to clip it to the bottom of the shoulder straps on my pack (if I can’t put it on my harness). Putting it on a sling like you had gets in the way.
A great idea! I will try it next time as you’re right, having all that gear on a sling across the chest causes it to slide in front of me which is super annoying for my next climbing moves. Thanks for sharing, Gregory! PS. Yeah, the harness loops aren’t usually available because of the backpack blocking it. I also don’t know using loops on the hip straps of a backpack as it’s too far back…
Love your videos. Bit odd about your abseil rope though. The setup at the sling obviously calls for you to pull on green. Which is what you eventually did with success. So the problem wasn't a stuck rope, apparently, but you were pulling on the wrong rope.
Thank you. We checked like 4 times before going down, lol, and for some reason truly believed we needed to pull the blue one. Funny enough, if looking at 4:56 - seems to be the blue one, but earlier at 4:48 - it actually looks like the green one. Now totally confused 😂
Yep, you could do with a sling left behind or a cheaper version would be to place a piece of 6mm paracord tied with a fisherman’s knot. That’s what we usually do, saves heaps of $.
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