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BartHumphries
May 27, 2013, 12:28 AM
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For a person with a missing or amputated arm just below the elbow, how should belaying be accomplished? I've been thinking of some sort of foot sling with a Grigri 2 (speaking of which, how do I tell whether one should have been recalled or is a new one -- wish they'd just gone to Grigri 3)? Perhaps a chest harness with an attachment point mid-chest... I'm not really sure where I'm going with that. We have a staff member that I'd like to be able to feel more involved.
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majid_sabet
May 27, 2013, 1:13 AM
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its not that hard with gri gri however during lowering, you probably need to redirect the rope in to a biner from leg loop in to the side of grigri. I may post a photo later to show the setup.
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BartHumphries
May 27, 2013, 3:14 AM
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Most of our participants climb up then are lowered down, though.
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squeaka
May 27, 2013, 10:37 AM
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BartHumphries wrote: For a person with a missing or amputated arm just below the elbow, how should belaying be accomplished? I've been thinking of some sort of foot sling with a Grigri 2 (speaking of which, how do I tell whether one should have been recalled or is a new one -- wish they'd just gone to Grigri 3)? Perhaps a chest harness with an attachment point mid-chest... I'm not really sure where I'm going with that. We have a staff member that I'd like to be able to feel more involved. go to the Petzl website they have the serial numbers listed for the recalled early Gri2
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acorneau
May 27, 2013, 1:24 PM
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You should contact Mal Daly with Paradox Sports. They probably have some good info for you. http://paradoxsports.org/
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dindolino32
Jun 27, 2013, 7:36 PM
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Hi Bart. My job is actually right up this alley. Im a prosthetis. Are you a Right or a Left amputee. Do you have a functioning prosthetic arm? You should be able to manipulate the lever of a grigri with a prosthesis and then use your other hand to lower. A hook has the most dexterity, but it depends what you have. Let me know and I could think of a couple of good ideas.
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Jun 27, 2013, 8:49 PM
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dindolino32 wrote: Hi Bart. My job is actually right up this alley. Im a prosthetis. ... Let me know and I could think of a couple of good ideas. The power of the web and this site. How awesome.
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maldaly
Jun 27, 2013, 9:13 PM
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BartHumphries, PM me your email address and I'll connect you to Aron Ralston, Pete Davis and Maureen Beck, all one-arm climbers and belayers. Mal
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carabiner96
Jun 28, 2013, 3:53 AM
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maldaly wrote: BartHumphries, PM me your email address and I'll connect you to Aron Ralston, Pete Davis and Maureen Beck, all one-arm climbers and belayers. Mal Mal! You're supposed to be in the bush!!!
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BartHumphries
Oct 1, 2013, 7:20 AM
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I reported that guy. Anyway, now that my attention has been drawn back to this thread, let me share what I went with -- a Mammut Smart Belay, It took some getting used to. It's pretty finicky, it's easy to drop someone from a high height if you don't ease into it, but it's completely doable one-handed (no prosthesis, etc., necessary). I recommend using a glove just in case, because if you do drop someone you're going to want to crank down on it and you're going to get a split second of rope burn if you're not wearing a glove.
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