SamT
Moderator
Ive had a thought recently.
Places like JH, oxlow, maskill, nettle, long rake are all superb SRT trips in the peak and are On The Whole well P bolted. (if not over bolted).
The rigging topos are OK but its hard to remember all that info whist actually rigging (e.g. whether the 2nd deviation was before or after the rebelay).
Now I always work on the basis that twin P's will be a rebelay, and singles will be deviations - but I know in the past that there are places I have rigged where a rebelay has been on one P.
after using a couple of insitu deviation slings in maskill last weekend I thought
That way - people will know whether its a dev or rebelay. They would be easier to spot on your way down. They dont take much in the way of load. would last for years and years (and are easily replaced if worn) They are not critical if they fail. it gives you something to grab hold of. All you need is a snap gate. They would be the correct length (ive seen people rig a 120 cm sling that should really be a 20 cm sling)
yadada yadada.
Can anyone think why this would be a bad thing.
Places like JH, oxlow, maskill, nettle, long rake are all superb SRT trips in the peak and are On The Whole well P bolted. (if not over bolted).
The rigging topos are OK but its hard to remember all that info whist actually rigging (e.g. whether the 2nd deviation was before or after the rebelay).
Now I always work on the basis that twin P's will be a rebelay, and singles will be deviations - but I know in the past that there are places I have rigged where a rebelay has been on one P.
after using a couple of insitu deviation slings in maskill last weekend I thought
.Hang on. why shouldnt all deviation P bolts that have been placed by dca and are included in the rigging guide have an in situ sling on them of the appropriate length
That way - people will know whether its a dev or rebelay. They would be easier to spot on your way down. They dont take much in the way of load. would last for years and years (and are easily replaced if worn) They are not critical if they fail. it gives you something to grab hold of. All you need is a snap gate. They would be the correct length (ive seen people rig a 120 cm sling that should really be a 20 cm sling)
yadada yadada.
Can anyone think why this would be a bad thing.