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billl7


Jan 26, 2011, 4:59 PM

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Re: [Carnage] Testing a "Dynamic Belay"
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Carnage wrote:
I want to test this. Does the gri-gri really matter: does the inch or two of rope slipping dissipate enough energy to make a difference in the peak force of the fall?
You will have to decide which belay device to test.

ATC? If you changed an "inch or two" to a "foot or two", I'd say you're starting to get warmer. Edit: for hard lead falls.


(This post was edited by billl7 on Jan 26, 2011, 5:00 PM)



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