Joel wrote:I figure a certain amount of rope drag is a good thing.
I once saw a guy deck from 30 feet. The belayer wasn't paying attention, the climber fell with nothing to slow him down except rope drag in the anchors and in the belay device. And he walked away from it. Would have been uglier than that if there was less rope drag.
I have a better idea...maybe the belayer should be paying attention. I would not consider rope-drag an adequate backup.
I can guarantee that although the guy walked away, it wasn't very much fun.
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Wes wrote:Seams kinda like something to use if you were setting up a lot of tr's for a big group. I have seen normal lockers pretty well groved after just one day of boy scouts and static lines.
Wes
Maybe this is a good answer to Lowering vs Rappelling issue? Just think....cold shuts whith rollers. You can just throw the rope over, and TR/Lower on those things all day. Oil occasionally
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The "moving part" criticism is valid. However, a high quality rolling bearing like those have could probably take continuous forces well in excess of what they'll ever experience in constant use by a climber. Also, if the rolling part fails you've simply got an odd looking 'biner, not a failed piece of equipment.
Please also note that I started this thread and I am not a "real climber" so any and all opinions in this thread may be completely ignored.
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