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Re: [phile] shortening cordalette?:
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billl7
Aug 7, 2007, 11:18 PM
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The silver bullet: (?)
Don't tie together the ends of the cordalette - leave the cord as one long strand. When you go to rig the traditional knotted cordalette, just treat the 2 free ends as though they go to an imaginary piece. That is, just let them hang out in space when you tie the power point knot. To say it another way, let the free ends dangle on the shelf side of the power point knot. Then, if you want a shorter cordalette then just make those dangling strands longer before tieing the knot.
The person who showed me this was an instructor I hired for a day of learning to lead trad. He preferred this for the reason you mentioned (make it shorter) plus 3 more reasons: an untied cord was more handy for i) tieing around a large tree, ii) using for various purposes in a rescue situation and iii) adding another piece of pro to the anchor after the knot is made (e.g., just clove hitch a free strand to the new piece).
Personally, I never kept mine that way (although I don't use the traditional knotted cordalette anymore).
Bill L
(This post was edited by billl7 on Aug 7, 2007, 11:22 PM)
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