Posted: Nov 20, 2005 9:26 pm
on dry 12mm rope i have to feed a 4 bar rack and I weigh 195# without my gear...on wet slick rope I do not have to feed unless I am using 5 bars.
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Dan Sullivan wrote:If you see your friend feeding rope, why not put a few rocks in their pack to give them than extra weight they are lacking?
I do it all the time................even in horizontal caves.
NZcaver wrote:Now, back on topic
Any other idiots... er, people out there think that feeding the rope (when necessary) is not a legitimate rappelling technique?