ah147
New member
Hi All,
Still new to caving but have ending up doing a little rigging (for single easy pitches, i.e. Valley Entrance, Giants pitches) and just got a little question.
All the time so far I have been using a figure eight on a bight and then on the rope going down an alpine butterfly to equalise to a second bolt. This also allows me to rig a safety line with ease on the walk up the Y-hang.
Last night, on a pitch on a straight walk to the Y-hang (no bolts for safety line) I saw some fixed rope rigged as a bowline on one bolt, then the tail going up to the other bolt with a figure 8 on it.
That seemed a real easy way to equalise and make a Y-hang quickly (with the bonus of not required biners if its on P-bolts) and it just got me thinking, is it a good way to rig? And made me think of my own complicated way, is there an easier way?
Sorry, I know its a bit vague and random.
Cheers
Ash
Still new to caving but have ending up doing a little rigging (for single easy pitches, i.e. Valley Entrance, Giants pitches) and just got a little question.
All the time so far I have been using a figure eight on a bight and then on the rope going down an alpine butterfly to equalise to a second bolt. This also allows me to rig a safety line with ease on the walk up the Y-hang.
Last night, on a pitch on a straight walk to the Y-hang (no bolts for safety line) I saw some fixed rope rigged as a bowline on one bolt, then the tail going up to the other bolt with a figure 8 on it.
That seemed a real easy way to equalise and make a Y-hang quickly (with the bonus of not required biners if its on P-bolts) and it just got me thinking, is it a good way to rig? And made me think of my own complicated way, is there an easier way?
Sorry, I know its a bit vague and random.
Cheers
Ash