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Caver John wrote: Or is the brake biner not needed when there's that much weight below the descender?
snoboy wrote:Caver John wrote: Or is the brake biner not needed when there's that much weight below the descender?
That has been my (undeniably limited) experience - with the notable exception of doing rescue pickoff practice.
paul wrote:snoboy wrote:Of course, further down the pitch, there may less friction from the weight of rope below the descender and then a braking carabiner becomes more necessary...
Caver John wrote:Maybe it's just the supple clean rope I'm using, but so far I'm not crazy about the stop. I love the design and use of it, theres justs not enough friction for me and I'm pretty lightweight. I find using a breaking Biner makes me pull the rope up above the break Biner which is awkward when your used to keeping your breaking hand down by your hip.
I should say I havnt tried it yet on any drops of significant height where more rope weight would weigh in.
Caver John wrote:Has anyone ever tried the Raumer Handy braking Biner?
LukeM wrote:Jeff, funny you should point to that one. That's exactly what I'm using. So far so good, but only time will tell how well it holds up. I think I got it for around $5, so replacing every so often isn't a big deal.
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