Footstrap for DRT beginners

[NickfromWI]

A few weeks ago I made another footstrap for beginners to use when I take them rec climbing. Just thought you'd like to see what I came up with: http://picasaweb.google.com/nickaraya/FootStrap

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nick

 

[TLHamel]

Looks great Nick! How strong is the stitched termination? Is your machine capable of stitching for life support, too?

 

[NickfromWI]

Sure it's capable of it, but I haven't tested it to figure out what is the best stitch length, width, etc. This thing is strong enough to use in this non-critical application. If it did break in use, the climber would be chilling there and would just have to descend.

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nick

 

[jerseygirl]

Ok - nice - how does the climber advance it?

thanks

jz

 

[NickfromWI]

You just grab it and push it up. You can either attach it via a prusik of some sort, or as show with a Ropeman or other small ascender.

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nick

 

[cmw]

Hey nick, what kind of sewing machine are you using? A heavy duty commercial type or a more "typical" one?

 

[NickfromWI]

It is heavy duty. I use this one

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nick