Alkapton
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mostly, but also a formal weekend course. instructor was happy with my tecnique so he gave me good rigging skills. bootlaces have no place in srt.ian.p said:alkapton:
im just guessing but have you taught yourself SRT out of a book?
ian.p said:there is no corect way round for your cows tails im fairly sure ive used mine in just about every oreintation and location
well perhaps you should read more. it is not a good thing to have your tails cross the climbing rope or the footloop you are warned but its up to you.
ian.p said:Having the croll on your D ring is important for a number of reasons
there are those who do as i do and experience none of the problems you describe. maybe you think the croll gets twisted 90 degrees? that does not happen and it is always flat against my chest. actually i have a short mallion that is just riight for me.
ian.p said:with regards to ataching your hand jammer with a maillon
by attaching basic to footloop with a mallion you can change from using long cowstail to short as your safty without getting into a situation where for amoment you have no safety as you might if you need to change direction.
ian.p said:and I strongly strongly sugest you concentrate on getting youre basic technique sorted out before you ever consider hauling anyone up anything youre more likley to get that person killed if you dont realy know what youre up to.
well my butty (name withheld to protect the innocent, but a very experienced competant caver) was more than happy for me to haul him when he got in trouble once. i improvised with what i had and would do it differently today but difference only concerns my comfort/efficiency not his or my safety - which was never in question.