Used the Sentinel nuts for the first time this weekend at the Gunks. They placed like butter, held fast even without a sling and then removed easily. I’m a convert to the long wires. These are the best stoppers since Chouinard/Frost stopped making the originals.

I use the Shunt to backup my rappels. The best thing about it is that it's so easy to use, I end up using it. It's very easy to use and give you a lot of control. Last weekend I dropped one of the lens out of my glasses. The lens caught up on a tree branch. I was able to rappel down and sneak up on the lens inch by inch until I could grab it.

My partner and I bought the PAS to try and speed up trad multipitch. It’s been great for that purpose. At the end of the pitch I clip a piece and call off belay. My second starts to break down while I build the new anchor. Once built, I tie in to the power point and clip the PAS as backup. The second arrives at the belay and clips the powerpoint with the their PAS. It reduces the clusterf**k.. It keeps everything neat and tidy and easy to inspect. To me that’s safer. As a rappel cling it allows you to stay clipped to the anchor while setting up the rappel device on the nearest loop. Then unclip the far loop from the anchor and rap. You’re always on the anchor. Very neat and clean. Don’t know what we did without it. And since it’s full strength, it’s much better than using a daisy. I got mine for $25 sans the locking biner at Rock & Snow at the Gunks.

My partner and I bought the PAS to try and speed up trad multipitch. It’s been great for that purpose. At the end of the pitch I clip a piece and call off belay. My second starts to break down while I build the new anchor. Once built, I tie in to the power point and clip the PAS as backup. The second arrives at the belay and clips the powerpoint with the their PAS. It reduces the clusterf**k.. It keeps everything neat and tidy and easy to inspect. To me that’s safer.

As a rappel cling it allows you to stay clipped to the anchor while setting up the rappel device on the nearest loop. Then unclip the far loop from the anchor and rap. You’re always on the anchor. Very neat and clean.

Don’t know what we did without it. And since it’s full strength, it’s much better than using a daisy.