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mhoye

@sunguramy @JohnAltringham I've never done this sort of thing, so I'm very curious about the re-ascent, both from a process and experience perspective.

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John Altringham

@mhoye @sunguramy Process - you have two toothed 'clamps' that slide up the rope freely but bite into woven sheath of rope when pulled down. One attaches to your chest, the other you control with your hand(s), with your foot/feet in a loop hanging from it. Push hand clamp up, stand up in loop, chest clamp slides up freely - take weight on chest clamp, slide hand up. Repeat, repeat, repeat...
Experience - If reasonably fit and have good technique, surprisingly easy and rapid. And you feel secure.

John Altringham

@mhoye @sunguramy ... You can stop and rest at any time but hanging in a harness can get uncomfortable after a time.
You can have a third clamp on the inside of one ankle so that feet can work independently. I found this fast and efficient.
The process is quickly mastered. Only tricky if you need to switch from ascent to descent (or vice versa) when free-hanging. Get it right - easy, a little wrong - tiring, very wrong - potentially fatal.

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@mhoye @sunguramy ... You can stop and rest at any time but hanging in a harness can get uncomfortable after a time.
You can have a third clamp on the inside of one ankle so that feet can work independently. I found this fast and efficient.
The process is quickly mastered. Only tricky if you need to switch from ascent to descent (or vice versa) when free-hanging. Get it right - easy, a little wrong - tiring, very wrong - potentially fatal.

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