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Re: Frog Self Start

Postby DeanWiseman » Jan 18, 2012 11:10 am

Cody JW wrote:I had thought of making some kind of webbing loop with maybe a ring or something to run the rope through and attach this loop around the ankle somewhere ?? Has anyone had an issue with this or has thought of any way to keep the rope close to your boot, at least at the start of the climb to self start ??



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Re: Frog Self Start

Postby caverdoc » Jan 29, 2012 1:25 pm

+1 to the Pantin. I weight more than 220lbs and climb on one leg a lot. Well, not that much. But the Pantin is a definite must have in my frog system. If you need to use two legs at the top of a climb, you can kick out of it easily.

Ebay will often have new ones for sale. Thus far I have not heard of any unsafe Chinese knock-offs.

In my collection I also have a Kong version, which is pretty nifty.

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