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I do. I ran two bridges for a while when I was makin my self worn DRT. Two bridges helped but it was busy. Still using multiple systems frequently, but yo yo man style with a Ddrt systemon the tail of my base tied srt. For me this is much cleaner.
 
JontreeHI said:
I do. I ran two bridges for a while when I was makin my self worn DRT. Two bridges helped but it was busy. Still using multiple systems frequently, but yo yo man style with a Ddrt systemon the tail of my base tied srt. For me this is much cleaner.
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I don't like using a tail style second system. I don't like feeling like I have no connection to my ground personnel. Seems less safe. If I need a second system I'll ask for a second rope.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A
 
That being said I love having a second bridge with two systems because it seems less likely to sever both.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A
 
Worthaug said:
I don't like using a tail style second system. I don't like feeling like I have no connection to my ground personnel. Seems less safe. If I need a second system I'll ask for a second rope....
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I couldn't agree more! Many climbers have found themselves trapped by not paying attention to the other end of their rope. Instantaneous self-rescue is one of the most important safety considerations to keep in play.
 
Worthaug said:
I don't like using a tail style second system. I don't like feeling like I have no connection to my ground personnel. Seems less safe. If I need a second system I'll ask for a second rope.

Reed Wortley
CTSP #01739
ISA CA #SO-6953A
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Definitely a valid consideration. Mostly my tail hang free as I climb, but for advancing, passing some redirects, and occasionally for better WP, my tail is used.
If I need to bail, I can unclip tail system and bomb out, from this orientation the tending pulley would be the first thing I would hit and it would hopefully do it's job ( tend the second system all the way to the ground).
For me how neat and simple everything is with one rope and two systems is a big motivator here
 
I guess I'm not invited to the annual Treemotion party either. Oh well, sounds like a sausage fest anyways.

My faves:
-Left handed scabbard for my Zubat
-Small wedge for those windy days and stubborn chunks
-20$ shoulder straps from the hardware store, keeps the harness on my hips when carrying a saw and I have a small snap tied to the chest connection that I attach to my Hitch Hiker or Croll for ascending.

Pulley saver and loop runners usually come out early in the climb so I don't mind them hanging.
 

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Is that tape I see on your flipline? - Do you find that it helps? - What do you use to tend it?

Because I'm using the Art Positioner - I find it is less forgiving on little nicks in my flipline (as it can release under tension). I might try some tape, though I'll constantly have to retape. Maybe after flipline is retired, I'll just go to rope.

Some nice stuff there.
 
You caught me, it's electrical tape. Fliplines are brutal for fraying with even the smallest of nicks. The tape just prevents further fraying. I was pretty pissed off when I noticed this nick because I do my absolute best to take care of my gear.

For tending I just use a short ice tail eye and eye with a micro pulley. I've tried mechanical adjusters in the past but I just prefer a hitch. It holds well, has little sit back and I find that a hitch releases smoothly under pressure. Although I've never tried the ART Positioner they seem to make quality stuff!
 
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You caught me, it's electrical tape. Fliplines are brutal for fraying with even the smallest of nicks. The tape just prevents further fraying. I was pretty pissed off when I noticed this nick because I do my absolute best to take care of my gear.

For tending I just use a short ice tail eye and eye with a micro pulley. I've tried mechanical adjusters in the past but I just prefer a hitch. It holds well, has little sit back and I find that a hitch releases smoothly under pressure. Although I've never tried the ART Positioner they seem to make quality stuff!
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I love the Art Positioner (though have never tried a hitch on lanyard) compared to an ISC Rope Grab (what I used before). Though I find the Positioner's cam to be less forgiving on nicks in rope (as opposed to the rope grab) as it is slipping through a cam under tension as opposed to ''unweighting' a rope grab completely before letting it close again. It also does not run well on old, nicked, lumpy flipline (that still works ok with a rope grab)- ie, the cleaner and smoother, the better. May try a hitch in future.
 
Thanks a lot both of you. I'm looking at previous posts and it seems you've used Tritech before Levi...

I never realised that ABR Tritech and Sterling Tritech seem to be the same thing. Appreciated.
 
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