by chh » Nov 10, 2013 2:59 pm
It's funny, I don't think that 2 points refer to a time past when knots were the primary point of contact. If anything, I'm MORE confident in my knots than I am in a mechanical ascender given the appropriate interface, of course.
That being said, I hang off 1 ascender during changeovers, with two carabiners. I don't know if this is 0, 0.5, 1, or 2 points, nor do I care for punditry. I am a rope professional and I'll say this, OSHA, ANSI, SPRAT, or whomever, doesn't care what we do underground because none of us are earning money while we do it. Do what doesn't get you killed in the simplest fashion possible.
Your words of caution are no match for my disaster style!