Re: How long should this practice run take?
Posted: May 21, 2013 2:17 am
Good job.
Your soft lock sounds fine to me, and you could even skip the turn around the lower hyper bar. I only have one hyper bar, so I take the rope over the bar then feed a loop through the bottom of the frame and hook it back over the hyper bar. I use a maillon to attach the rack to the D-ring, but I know numerous other cavers who use a carabiner (and check orientation carefully when applying weight, like you do).
FYI, my favorite tip for up-to-down changeovers with the frog is to open the tab on the Croll before standing up and transferring your weight. That way it pops right open as soon as you stand up, instead of doing the awkward standing-and-fumbling-to-get-it-open routine.
Your soft lock sounds fine to me, and you could even skip the turn around the lower hyper bar. I only have one hyper bar, so I take the rope over the bar then feed a loop through the bottom of the frame and hook it back over the hyper bar. I use a maillon to attach the rack to the D-ring, but I know numerous other cavers who use a carabiner (and check orientation carefully when applying weight, like you do).
FYI, my favorite tip for up-to-down changeovers with the frog is to open the tab on the Croll before standing up and transferring your weight. That way it pops right open as soon as you stand up, instead of doing the awkward standing-and-fumbling-to-get-it-open routine.