Burnham, I've done that also but at the back of my mind there is the little voice saying that if forces exceed 2500 lbs the body is failing anyway so why worry about the ratings(?).
Gary, brings up another point about single side D attachment. The New Tribe saddles which all 3 of us prefer come...
Burnham, Sorry I failed to check back in on this thread. I have a rope grab for a lanyard adjuster for use on conifers but I almost always use a friction hitch adjusted lanyard-I tend to not think about them much. Off the top of my head it would seem that a 2500 lb mbs rating on a lanyard...
I suggest writing a subset of rules for ascent systems only. Include the general rules for system back-ups and redundancies and write in an exception to the Breaking Strength rules for ascent sytems ONLY. If a hybrid system is to be employed where a DdRt sytem will be used off of the SRT ascent...
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