About the lack of slack tending, the foot ascender takes care of that most of the time.
When I began climbing trees (srt ascent with a chest ascender+hand ascender+foot-loop, drt with hand ascender and knot, never foot locking), I took the slack by hand after each move. That made my arms...
It may be a great tool, but I won't buy a RRP (or not P). It's too big for my taste and I wouldn't like to have it in front of my face fighting my nose. I prefer a device more compact.
The sensitivity is an issue too, as I'm more a slow guy than a squirrel. That's actually the main downside of...
I use two mechanicals on two climb lines all the time. Actually the zigzag is my secondary, the primary being the Akimbo. But both are interchangeable in their function.
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