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Postby graveleye » Jan 15, 2007 11:36 am

Ok, so who is the first one of you to go out and get one of THESE?
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Postby Nico » Jan 15, 2007 11:52 am

:shock:

I want one of those to get me out of Golondrinas :kewl:
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Postby icave » Jan 15, 2007 5:18 pm

Interesting that all the videos show the person on belay. I wonder what the failure rate is?

Still, pretty cool.
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Postby Squirrel Girl » Jan 15, 2007 6:01 pm

Yowsa! It claims up to 4 m/s!!!!! Well, maybe not for someone as big as me, but even for a little gal, that's dang fast!!!!
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Postby Nico » Jan 15, 2007 7:48 pm

4 meters per second should get me out of golondrinas in less than 2 minutes!! :shocked:
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Re: new rope ascender

Postby NZcaver » Jan 15, 2007 8:19 pm

graveleye wrote:Ok, so who is the first one of you to go out and get one of THESE?

:kewl: I'll try one!

I think these have been around for a couple of years. I recall seeing info on them back in 2005. The price tag is a bit steep, but maybe one day...
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Postby speloman » Jan 16, 2007 12:51 am

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Postby Mark620 » Jan 16, 2007 7:19 pm

How well does it do with a lip???
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Postby MoonshineR DavE » Jan 16, 2007 7:30 pm

HMMMM.......
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Postby Mark620 » Jan 16, 2007 7:33 pm

Nico wrote::shock:

I want one of those to get me out of Golondrinas :kewl:


is the battery big enough??????????????
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Postby Dane » Jan 16, 2007 8:03 pm

I'm thinking the lip would be like a ramp - you would just soar straight up!!!
Espcially if you fuel it (and yourself) as MRD suggests!
The info says it is good for 600 ft - meaning that with a new, freshly charged battery, you could "probably" get out of Fantastic......probably.
But my Bestest Caving Buddy already makes fun of me for doing drop-down, thru-trips - all rappel and no ascend - I would never hear the end of it if I got myself one of those contraptions!!!
But I tell you, it is mighty tempting for an old, bald-headed, fat guy!!!
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Postby NZcaver » Jan 16, 2007 11:45 pm

Mark620 wrote:How well does it do with a lip???

A set of kneepads with built-in rollers, and you should be fine... :grin:
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Postby caverdoc » Jan 22, 2007 7:47 pm

At the British Columbia Cave Rescue camp this year a guy brought one of these to demonstrate. Unfortunately both of his batteries were pooped out so it wasn't a very impressive display. He rigged it as a fixed winch to lower and lift Phil Whitfield into one of the Gold River ravines.
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Postby Carl Amundson » Jan 23, 2007 10:23 am

That's pretty cool, but there are many concerns for caving.
battery life, getting over a lip and change-overs....
Still, I would love to try one someday.
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Postby Tim White » Jan 23, 2007 11:02 am

Steve Hudson (PMI) did a demo of this unit at the 2005 TAG Fall Cave-In. Impressive.

He and Berta joked about a race, but decided that she would still be faster. No contest. :laughing:
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