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Thanks for every ones opinion. I think that I will give it a go for a while. The one handed decent is the only viable drawback in my opinion. As for the replacement of the device, in a pinch why I would just use a knot. We will see how long it lasts and see if the price of the device would...

"Mechanical things break, and the more stress you put on them, the more likely they are to fail. A knot won't fail as long as the cordage and rope are in good condition." Inspection is likely to occur, with either a knot or an acsender. I think I am more comfy with a knot as well but see a...

Wow, o.k. thanks for the input. I find it very easy to put on the rope once and take it off the rope once, with no tying of the knot I feel like in my experience that it is little if no difference in time spent. And as for the smoothness, are you referring to the two handed method of rappel...

http://165.234.175.12/photos/Skills%20Images/Patty%27s%20ascender%20rig.gif This may help, not exactly the way that I have mine rigged but close. I did not use the ladder because it was so easy to move up using my arms.

Thanks, I know I've been lurking for a while, but just felt I didn't have much to say. Cotton out of the ears sort of thing.

new to the boards. Would like to have a discussion about replacing the friction hitch with the petzl gri gri. Now I have done quite a bit of searching on the subject and realize the the gri gri was not made for arborist and there seem to be flaws that some treeclimbers are not willing to...