- Location
- ormond beach
Has any one here had their Ass saved by their lanyard? If so what’s the story?
Saved by the lanyard
- Thread starter jeremyr80
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evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
Standing on a limb trying to throw the my climbing line higher. Limb broke from underneath me, and I dropped into the lanyard HARD. I don’t know how it happened but the waist buckle on my saddle also popped open.
The waist belt was up past my nipples and my groin took most the force
The waist belt was up past my nipples and my groin took most the force
Crimsonking
Been here a while
Nope, but I have a great story of how it racked me- took a swing back to the trunk, but the lanyard was between my feet, hooked on a nub...it hurt. Derailed in two replies, a new record for me. Please resume the original topic.
treegongfu
Branched out member
I was adjusting my climbing line about 10 feet up and my feet slipped of a large icy limb. I lost my composure and ended up upside down hanging from lanyard, but unharmed.
theatertech87
Branched out member
- Location
- Rochester
Before I knew any better I used to climb without a climbing line... just 2 lanyards, gaffed out about 30 feet up in a bean pole silver maple and rode it almost to the ground with my lanyard. Caught me about 5 feet from the dirt. Took my belt from around my waist up to around my arm pits and hurt like hell
JeffGu
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Osceola, Nebraska
Well... it looks like we have plenty of sopranos for the Xmas choir...
It's just you, the rest of us feel the pain.
Naturarbo
Participating member
- Location
- South Portugal
never know some new sort of arb fettish?
evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
What do you think those big ass swivels on the rope bridges are for?
Naturarbo
Participating member
- Location
- South Portugal
shit I must have subconscious fettishes cause my belt has 1 of those...only today I discovered the meaning of it
Finky198
New member
- Location
- Morris County
I've had similar instances with lanyards over the years, gaffing out and sliding down. But I've always recovered before impact... The easiest solution was to use an extra prussik and carabiner on your lanyard as a cinch around the stem...
early on, I repelled out of maybe a 40ft er uncliped my lanyard for a faster trip down with my new petzl ID got moving to quick and bang from about 12-15 feet up I free fell to the ground that hurt like hell. I landed on a rock it was flat but not forgiving... Lesson learned my lanyard would have slow me down and been a back up preventing what happen... now years later I'm much more comfortable in how it operates...
Finally like the recent thread in awakenings stay out of the Circle of Death... when necessary.
early on, I repelled out of maybe a 40ft er uncliped my lanyard for a faster trip down with my new petzl ID got moving to quick and bang from about 12-15 feet up I free fell to the ground that hurt like hell. I landed on a rock it was flat but not forgiving... Lesson learned my lanyard would have slow me down and been a back up preventing what happen... now years later I'm much more comfortable in how it operates...
Finally like the recent thread in awakenings stay out of the Circle of Death... when necessary.
