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- ottawa ontario canada
we've been messing around trying to figure out a way to take the slack in when using a pantin by yourself for the first 20 ft anyone have any tricks?
taking in the slack of a pantin
- Thread starter mikeyott
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- Location
- SE PA
You may have already done this but I've used one method, tieing something to the end of your rope. your climbing saw or a rope bag works really well, especially if you dont want to be a needy climber, your saw is already to go up when your ready. Get all the slack out of your ascent line and then tie it on so it hangs a few inches above the ground. See what you think.
-Tyler
-Tyler
Worthaug
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- North Cakilaki
I climb with a double attachment pulley (micro mouse) and rather than anchor my spliced rope eye to a single carabiner to the top hole of the micro mouse I have added a petzl express stitched sling allowing me to start with a little more rope weight under me and uncluttering my hitch so I can go hand over hand easier in the first few feet, seems to work well.
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
I am currently trying to get my footlock going with a single line but it aint half as rewarding and fun as using a pantine 
I love my pantine.
The downside with it is that the rope easily slips out from the holder, that can be corrected with a small biner in the hole besides the grappler arm, then the grappler arm dont open fully.
Have fun.
Edit, instead of an eigth in the end i use a eigth on bight, its a bit heavier and tends to give the slack end more weight.
But i also shake the leg/foot a bit when moving my pantine belayed foot uppwards.
I love my pantine.
The downside with it is that the rope easily slips out from the holder, that can be corrected with a small biner in the hole besides the grappler arm, then the grappler arm dont open fully.
Have fun.
Edit, instead of an eigth in the end i use a eigth on bight, its a bit heavier and tends to give the slack end more weight.
But i also shake the leg/foot a bit when moving my pantine belayed foot uppwards.
Phil
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Oak Lawn, IL
if you are on an srt line i would tie my saw at the bottom...i dont like doing this on a ddrt setup because as you go up your rope coils itself directly on top of your saw which is annoying. on ddrt i will use my left foot to convince the rope to pull through the pantin in the begining. it works well with poison ivy line and the smaller diameters of course. after i stand on the pantin i grab the rope, remove the pressure on the pantin and i put my left foot behind the rope so the rope is going across the laces and bring my left foot forward and down...most of the time there is enough friction from the rope crossing my left boot to pull the line through. its pretty simple but youare going to be doing a litle bit of a pull up routine with this.
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i dont like doing this on a ddrt setup because as you go up your rope coils itself directly on top of your saw which is annoying.
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Tying a weight on using srt works great. Using ddrt, it only works for the first step. As soon as you create some slack by ascending a couple feet, the weight drops to the ground and is useless.
I just have my ground guy put tension on the tail of my rope for the first 20 feet or so. It only takes 30 seconds out of his day...
i dont like doing this on a ddrt setup because as you go up your rope coils itself directly on top of your saw which is annoying.
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Tying a weight on using srt works great. Using ddrt, it only works for the first step. As soon as you create some slack by ascending a couple feet, the weight drops to the ground and is useless.
I just have my ground guy put tension on the tail of my rope for the first 20 feet or so. It only takes 30 seconds out of his day...
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
I have a 10ox throwbag with a piece of shoelace tied into a loop on the ring. Girth hitch the bag onto the line and head up. having the bag on my harness once I'm in the tree has benefits. The bag can be used to add weight to the end of your rope or lanyard to lob it around.
Like Bowlegs said...keep our toe pointed down just alittle.
This weekend I was setting up the rec climb at the TxTCC. When I was ascending I heard an odd sound. Then I felt my ankle roll. I looked down and found that the webbing stirrup under my Pantin broke. Pretty good service! I bought my Pantin two hours after they were for sale about ten years ago. I have some sewing to do, it will be a simple repair!
Positioning the P on your ankle is key too. I like to have the top corner of the P just below and behind the knob on my ankle bone.
Like Bowlegs said...keep our toe pointed down just alittle.
This weekend I was setting up the rec climb at the TxTCC. When I was ascending I heard an odd sound. Then I felt my ankle roll. I looked down and found that the webbing stirrup under my Pantin broke. Pretty good service! I bought my Pantin two hours after they were for sale about ten years ago. I have some sewing to do, it will be a simple repair!
Positioning the P on your ankle is key too. I like to have the top corner of the P just below and behind the knob on my ankle bone.
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- North/Central NJ
I use mine on DRT and dont have much trouble getting the line to feed through after the first 10 feet or so... As mentioned, you can tie on a weight or saw, or you can use a single foot lock on the tail of the rope with the free foot to help pull the slack through..
Tony
Carpal tunnel level member
- Location
- Lancaster, PA
Simply take the tail of your rope exiting the Pantin, pass it under your foot (the foot with the foot ascender on it, for you CMI fans). Bring the rope up and tail with the hand that matches the foot your ascender is on. Use the other hand to work the ascention system. A bit awkard till you get your system down, but you only need it for a few pulls and there is no extra equipment required.
Tony
Tony
- Location
- ma
i rarely use it from the ground i find the paintin is best aloft,, but if i decide get old school but avoid the foot lock on the single tail thing have a ground guy run the slack,, it is so fast,,, only the good ground guys see it coming, when they do my leg arms his legs and his arms move pretty smooth,, thinking about it its probably faster then any assecion style i have heard of next to tying off to the truck and poping the clutch
