FINALLY!! My sloped rope entry video- UPDATE IN OP

[patD]

Re: FINALLY!! My sloped rope entry video- FINALLY!!

You could try a mini traxion as chest ascender so that the setup gets less bulky.
For situations like this it is a great device. It works in both directions horizontal and vertically.

 

[caleb]

Re: FINALLY!! My sloped rope entry video- FINALLY!!

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You could try a mini traxion as chest ascender so that the setup gets less bulky.
For situations like this it is a great device. It works in both directions horizontal and vertically.

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I borrowed a friends mini trax for a longer sloping tyro once. Absolutely a dream come true, but again the sheave doesn't have a locking mechanism I'm comfortable with as a sole attachment. But, if you have your upper ascender's locking carabiner around the traverse line or some other suitable back-up your problem is pretty much solved. And the pro-trax seems a little big to me for this application.

 

[Ron]

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You could try a mini traxion as chest ascender so that the setup gets less bulky.
For situations like this it is a great device. It works in both directions horizontal and vertically.

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I have a Mini Traxion and have considered using it, but didn't because it is even more specialized than this hardware version already is and now we're talking about adding a chest harness too. I was actually thinking about the Traxion in the lower position in place of the pulley and ascender.

One other thing that bothered me, is the angles the rope enters and leaves the Traxion, especially riding down. If those sharp pointed teeth happened to engage the rope on the way down, some serious rope damage could be done. I really don't know that that could happen, but it kinda goes along with "...if it can it will...".

 

[Ron]

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I think the next thing I want to try is the friction hitch and pulley. That de-specializes the lower connection a lot, but there may be some problems. One as I mentioned previously is stretch and expansion of the hitch and another is, to come down the hitch would have to be tended to keep it from grabbing or it could be removed depending on how it was implemented.

Just thinking out loud now, but it seems like I2I type connection 'tuned' to the right length would be simple to setup initially, but to remove it it would require opening a biner that bears your weight.

If each end of the friction hitch is tied instead then it could be removed by untying. But then we'd have to do a lot of adjusting to get the slack out in the initial set up.

BTW, for the lower ascender, you can put the ascender below the pulley and let the pulley rest on top of the ascender and that's even more compact, but then when/if you get vertical that may introduce some problems.