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Best adjustable daisy? Petzl Quick Fix, Yates adjustable or Metolius Easy Daisy?:
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USnavy
Feb 14, 2011, 1:03 PM
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Awhile back someone showed me a faster way to climb aid without using traditional style daisys. Basically I will just copy and paste this over from Mountain Project as it perfectly explains this new way I learned:
Requires:
* Two ladders
* One adjustable daisy
* One quickdraw (or short loop, girth hitched) at the waist.
Starting from the ground:
* Place piece
* Clip ladder to piece
* Clip adjustable daisy to ladder
* Climb up ladder until piece is at your waist (optionally tightening daisy if desire)
* Clip quickdraw into piece, hang on that sucker
* Top step as desired
* Place high new piece
* Clip other ladder to new piece
* Clip adjustable daisy (now available, since you are hanging on the draw) to high ladder
* Test piece as desired. If it blows, you won't lose the ladder since it is connected by the adjustable daisy. And odds are you are still clipped into the last piece with your waist quickdraw, so you aren't taking a fall.
* Transition to new piece+ladder - unclipping your waist quickdraw if you haven't already.
* Retrieve old ladder, clip rope in behind you (if you haven't already)
* Continue
http://mountainproject.com/...ig_nirvana/106704262
So what is the best adjustable to use? I used the Yates when I first tried this. Not bad but its a bit heavy and I mainly climb C1 - C2 stuff, nothing too serious. I have been looking into the Metolius Easy Daisy as it seems easy to extend. But I have heard really bad things about it. So whats your take?
(This post was edited by USnavy on Feb 14, 2011, 1:04 PM)
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