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muddyface wrote:So on the past 2 vertical caves I've been to, a fellow caver has noticed that some carabiners are stretching and bending when someone is on rope. Seems like a cause for alarm, after consulting with other cavers we know, some said it's okay and other said it's not good. The carabiners are aluminum but I'll have to check up on how old they are, any thoughts?
muddyface wrote:So on the past 2 vertical caves I've been to, a fellow caver has noticed that some carabiners are stretching and bending when someone is on rope. Seems like a cause for alarm, after consulting with other cavers we know, some said it's okay and other said it's not good. The carabiners are aluminum but I'll have to check up on how old they are, any thoughts?
Anonymous_Coward wrote:It's about as disconcerting as watching airplane wings flex up and down, but just as safe for the same reasons.
Anonymous_Coward wrote:It's about as disconcerting as watching airplane wings flex up and down, but just as safe for the same reasons.
Chads93GT wrote:You will be better of not pointing that out till someone has gotten very
Comfortable on rope. Stressing newbies out can turn a high anxiety situation
Into a disaster. I only point those kinds of things out to people who
Have got past the fear of being on rope.
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