Following Simon Wilsons suggestion on the current Marble Sink thread a discussion about techniques using the much maligned ladders might be useful entertaining hopefully without any slagging off.
I started caving before srt was imported and ladders were all we had. I have used them with and without lifelines on short and medium pitches.
Lifelines were always full weight (No 4 nylon laid and then 11/10mm kernmantle) Would be interested in views on using much lighter ropes, perhaps with a simple friction device, to avoid excess bulk and weight of the traditional lifelines.
Jopo
I started caving before srt was imported and ladders were all we had. I have used them with and without lifelines on short and medium pitches.
Lifelines were always full weight (No 4 nylon laid and then 11/10mm kernmantle) Would be interested in views on using much lighter ropes, perhaps with a simple friction device, to avoid excess bulk and weight of the traditional lifelines.
Jopo