one rope will be going up as other goes down, I dont know for sure if the hitch would tighten as it is in esensce undressed but as I say Im new to all of this fangle gizmo climbing. Put your line over something install ascenders with 1 cam disengaged , tie backup as usual and sit down . Worst...
just reread Petes post about 2 8mm tied to the ascender. What if the attatchement to the ascender fails just take the 8mm straight to your saddle. This comes from someone who used to free climb/ hook 100 oaks daily:( but if you go to the trouble of having a backup it may as well be safe:P:
Your dual rope ascenders open a small gap between the 2 lines so having a hitch around both lines will always have slack in it, if one cam fails you will fall. You have to have a hitch on each individual rope. I use a masdam system and have always wondered if the foot ascenders count as a...
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