Petzl Shunt

Jman

Jman

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I'm in the process of designing some gear and have hit a road block. I think the shunt would fit the bill but i have never had a hand or truly seen one in action. Reading only gets you so far.

Does anyone have a shunt for sale, trade, or borrow? If i like it enough i might buy one but don't want to put the money out for now.
 
I have one that I never use that your more than welcome to borrow. Pm me you details and I'll send it over. It's only been used maybe 3 times.
 
I believe that shunts are not ANSI certified. I believe that the reason is because they can pinch the line to the point the line breaks. I'm not 100% sure about that.
 
ANSI doesn't rate any gear.

ANSI sets standards. As far as I know there are no ANSI conflicts with using the Shunt.

There are other rope access associations that have found problems with using the Shunt in certain configurations. It is very easy to find out how this might effect your decision to use it by googling and doing some research.
 
Jman, I got one sitting in my gear bag doing nothing right now. I used it as a back up on my single line ascent when using ascenders. Now the wrench has stolen my heart. My shunt would be available to, buy, trade or even just borrow for a while. PM me and we can talk. I saw the chip truck down by Longwood the other day. If you are down this way agian just give me a shout and stop by.
 
So that limitation is for using the Shunt as a towed belay... which seems dodgy to me anyway because the cam is small and concentrates the pressure on the rope. But the flaw seems to be around the tow cord and the fact that a climber may grip the rope tightly and now allow the shunt to engage. That's pretty specific and probably doesn't apply to what you're working on.

DMM makes 'The Buddy' which is specifically designed as a towed belay. If that's what you're thinking about, a Buddy might be a better choice.
 
Thats stems from an IRATA problem. I was watching Turbine Junkies, they guys are still using the shunt the same way.

I guess part of the qualifications in being a RA worker should be 'dont panic and kill yourself' They are trained to perform other basic tasks.
 
This issue has been going on for years in rope access.

In RA they use two ropes, one is passive/trailed belay, where a Shunt was used. A Rocker or similar device seems to be more accepted.

When I first started reading about this years ago one of the big concerns was that the climber would 'palm' the Shunt and over ride the cam/lever, negating any sort of backup. A climber could fall at that time.

In some setups a fall could damage the rope too.

There are better tools to use for applications like this, why not use them?
 
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