A video of the Petzl Stop in a RADS setup...

[Ron]

The Stop seems to be a popular device in Europe. I had one and thought I'd shoot a demo and post it for those that haven't ever seen one or seen one used.

You'll notice my reaction in the video goes from not liking it to not bad. Actually the only thing I don't like is the creep which I refer to as 'leak' in the video.

Be aware I'm on 10mm PMI EzBend, it's hard rope and therefore slick, so the Stop might do better on Velocity which I'm sure I'll try.

The video is the raw footage. It was kind of in no-man's land, a bit too long, but not long enough to go to the trouble of editing.

The video is up, but may not be at full quality yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwS5xy6Xsag

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Nice video. I see you've learned to keep your wrist inline with the ascender I didn't see one slip, or force lock. That Nforce is a great one, it really does teach the importance of hand position when using ascenders, besides being more gentle on ropes.

 

[Ron]

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Nice video. I see you've learned to keep your wrist inline with the ascender I didn't see one slip, or force lock. That Nforce is a great one, it really does teach the importance of hand position when using ascenders, besides being more gentle on ropes.

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Thanks Holly - your influence and help is showing up in my videos isn't it?

Yeah, the nForce is gentle on ropes; I'm not puttin' any more shark teeth thingies on my ropes again.

I noticed the cam of the nForce looks longer and perhaps less curved than other handled ascenders. I think that would make more 'nubs' engage the rope and spread the pressure out over more rope too.

Thanks!