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OpenTrackRacer wrote:We all carry Black Diamond ATC's as backup rappel devices and those can be used with 8mm rope. Our Petzl ascenders are also compatible with 8mm rope so it seems like a good diameter for our needs.
wyandottecaver wrote:The other thing I see here is people equate slopes and small drops with less risk. WRONG. A fall is a fall is a fall.
Tubo Longo wrote:GroundquestMSA, I'm not sure what you mean with "double it up": if it is what I think, then how do you climb back? And if you pull the rope down afterwards, how are you getting back at all? Are you may be talking of canyoning situation, not of caving ones?
wyandottecaver wrote:The other thing I see here is people equate slopes and small drops with less risk. WRONG. A fall is a fall is a fall.
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