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Oddball wrote: From what I read a micro (depending on who you ask) is not good for long descents.
Oddball wrote:Have also read about adjusting the bars, which in my many descents have never done.
Oddball wrote: I still have to feed rope to my rack and is the primary way I control speed.
Oddball wrote:So the main question is using my hyperbars am I actually adjusting the first 2 bars by the way I feed rope in?
Oddball wrote:And if i'm not planning on descending 200 ft a min where heat could become an issue, why do i need a long rack instead of my mirco?
Oddball » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:49 am
For this drop I do not use the hyperbar because my full body weight is not put onto the rope and tends to be difficult to descend at all (and the decent is only around 15 foot.)
yvonnedroms wrote:Another option for descending a 15-foot slope (or a longer one, as long as it's angled, and not vertical) is to use 2 bars plus the hyperbar on a microrack. You'll find it works very smoothly. Make sure no part of the slope is fully vertical, though, or you may not have enough friction in that case.
Adam Byrd wrote:Oddball » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:49 am
For this drop I do not use the hyperbar because my full body weight is not put onto the rope and tends to be difficult to descend at all (and the decent is only around 15 foot.)
To negotiate a 15' slope, consider a Munter hitch on a pear-shaped 'biner or another device with less friction like a Figure 8. An arm rappel might also suffice on low angle terrain.
Oddball wrote:
Thanks for the input but 20 feet from the drop I was talking about is the 250ft pit.... So while i am in my gear may as well use it. although I do know another cave that may be useful for an arm reppel or Munter hitch (war eagle)...
thanks for the input
Chads93GT wrote:You can do 800' on a micro rack. It was done two weeks ago in west Virginia. However. Not recommended.
Claff wrote:Oddball wrote:
Are you referring to the entrance drop in War Eagle? If so, I would strongly recommend you do not use a Munter Hitch or arm rappel. I don't recall the exact distance, but there's somewhere around 130ft of free hanging vertical after the flowstone slope. If it's some nuisance drop I don't know, please disregard.
Cave safely,
Chris
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