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by kurtnorv
Wed May 30, 2012 11:50 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Decking at the Lode...
Replies: 166
Views: 48116

Re: Decking at the Lode...

I simply caught the climber and lowered like you would with a munter So the brake hand up? Is that the natural position to catch someone when using the SUM. Based on the videos it looks like most people have their hand down or in front of the device when catching a fall. If the second or so it take...
by kurtnorv
Wed May 30, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: Sport
Topic: Decking at the Lode...
Replies: 166
Views: 48116

Re: Decking at the Lode...

When I used to work in a gym we would practice catching a climber, who had a back up belay on another rope, with a grigri with a piece of tape over the caming device so it would fail. To show that a grigri will work the same as an ACT if the belayers hand was on the brake side of the rope. Would thi...