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Re: [patto] Gunks Rappelling Accident 5/21/11:
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chilli
Jun 13, 2011, 2:48 AM
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patto wrote: Personally I rarely tie rope ends together...
i apologize for not being more clear... i have never tied the rope ends TOGETHER. just a stopper knot on each side.
@ rgold: i've been up and down the eastern US (i.e. the land of trees), encountered plenty of trees, gotten the rope snagged several times, and never encountered a situation in which i couldn't either pull it before i got to that point or give a few firm yanks to free it. i don't tie huge 8-on-bight or anything. an overhand is plenty to keep from sliding through your tube. maybe you came up against a different gunks or breed of tree than i know, but i've never had anything a little bit of proper attention couldn't fix...
...of course, now that i've made such a definitive statement, i'm sure i'll get the rope good and stuck next time i'm out 
patto wrote: Earlier this year I had a TV size block
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(This post was edited by chilli on Jun 13, 2011, 2:52 AM)
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Post edited by chilli
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