I’m selling it because it’s not lockable. Runs great on fat rope and it craddles the foot awesome unlike any foot ascender I’ve used but I’ve been climbing strictly on 11mm and it tends to kick out around 65’ with the smaller diameter rope. I think it has to do with rope weight and my pedaling...
Great thread Too much saw dust!! We all have a little something to learn from each other.
Early on as a green climber I took on a buzzy for a friend. Red oak 36”dbh 40’ lead heading out over the house drop ( the service ran from the road to a pole before going to the house-this is where I was...
I tried many ropes with the GFM unit and found Fly to be the best Rope for my needs. Now with just a couple climbs into the RE version on a fresh hank of Fly - I love it just the same, it’s good and buttery.
- My weight without saddle #150
I personally detach from the tending shackle while pausing my ascents because of my chest harness and the tending point- it’s just not comfortable. I have heard of and incident where someone did stay clipped in and had a two foot “heart attack” uncontrolled drop but I think something else was in...
Check this out-8 inches this shit is tight!!!! Tylaska T12 swivel clevis safe working load 6000 breaking strength 12000. We need a climbing company to manufacture these with slic pins please.
My feelings on the SMC plates are the shape of the plate put the leg loops of the onyx in a better more comfortable orientation- the down fall when clipping my buck strap into the SMC plates I’d go over the top of my bridge which in some cases depending on the device or devices I had attached to...