Custards
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Hello all,
Does anybody here have any experience with whale tail descenders? I've seen the pictures and the diagrams of use but individuals with hands on experience of using them are far harder to come by it seems. From looking at them, and comparing them to the devices currently in circulation, I can hazard many a guess as to why they fell out of favour. Nonetheless I am still curious about them and if anyone has one they'd be willing to let me borrow / buy I'd greatly appreciate you reaching out.
In my experience few of my student caver peers aren't even aware of whale tails as a concept, and I'd hate to see knowledge of any caving devices die out (not least because if their inadequacies were forgotten, someone might try and make one again!!)
Does anybody here have any experience with whale tail descenders? I've seen the pictures and the diagrams of use but individuals with hands on experience of using them are far harder to come by it seems. From looking at them, and comparing them to the devices currently in circulation, I can hazard many a guess as to why they fell out of favour. Nonetheless I am still curious about them and if anyone has one they'd be willing to let me borrow / buy I'd greatly appreciate you reaching out.
In my experience few of my student caver peers aren't even aware of whale tails as a concept, and I'd hate to see knowledge of any caving devices die out (not least because if their inadequacies were forgotten, someone might try and make one again!!)