Better tether

[l lambert]

"The Bungee Tether The final link to a great ascender system is here thanks to the folks at Buckingham. Instead of simply creating a support from saddle to ascender, they've taken the next logical step with this expanding and contracting bungee-type tether."

http://www.sherrilltree.com/Professiona ... ether-1419




I'm having a hard time understanding why this is the "next logical step". Can any arborists here enlighten me? Leo

[Marduke]

I think this is meant to give a measure of fall protection while climbing with static lines, lowering the shock load and likelyhood of an ascender cutting the rope.

[Scott McCrea]

It could also be for automatically shortening the tether when it is not in use, making for less cluttered gear.

[NZcaver]

I would think it provides more of this:

It could also be for automatically shortening the tether when it is not in use, making for less cluttered gear.

And less of this:

I think this is meant to give a measure of fall protection while climbing with static lines, lowering the shock load and likelyhood of an ascender cutting the rope.

I'm skeptical that a piece of bungy cord would be effective in lowing peak force shock loads. Unless it's uber-firm, I suspect it offers very little resistance to a fall and would "bottom out" on the webbing tether very quickly.

[Tim White]

This is NOT for fall protection, but rather automatically shortening the tether as Scott stated.