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More on Rescue and Gear Shenanigans 30-Nov-2010 At 12:30:33 PM evanbb

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On 30/11/2010 One Day Hero wrote:
>Were you using the right Z-haul? I don't know the name, but the 5:1 with
>only 3 turns is the way to go.

Steve, possibly not. But, we experimented with turns and pulleys. He could just budge me at 4:1 but was only just beating the internal friction.
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>Hauling rescue.......hmmmm. The only place I can see this happening is
>with a stuck (uninjured) second at point perp, and then you can take all
>the time you need. If you're at a bigger cliff and no one is at the top,
>how would hauling help?

Also a possibility for an upper body injured climber (me, dodgy shoulder say), seconding where walking off is heaps easier than a rap retreat. Or even just to haul a second through a hard bit.