by Dane » Jan 4, 2007 9:06 pm
Good advice Ralph (and he has helped me personally).
I would stress that it is important to think before you do. It is easy to get too high and jam your roller or other system components against the wall, the lip, etc. This just creates more problems.
His best advice is to get nearly to the lip, and then stop, rest, and think about what you are trying to accomplish - the time to pop off the chest roller will probably be obvious, as it may become an obstacle as you try to actually clear the lip. It's purpose is to keep you in-line with the rope, and the rope is probably changing directions at a sharper angle than you can at the lip.
And remember, your best friend is your QAS. After you have cleared it past the lip, you can use it to pull yourself up as you either continue to rope-walk or actually climb over the edge.
Finally, maintain as many of your points of contact with the rope as long as possible, removing your ascenders and finally the QAS only after you are safely away from the edge.