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21-Feb-2011 1:33:24 PM
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You don't need to spend more than about $30 for one of these. A Kong Kisa.
http://www.kong.it/doc408.htm
We just chopped up an old dynamic rope and threaded it through the plate. It was what almost everyone was using in the Dolomites.
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21-Feb-2011 1:36:37 PM
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Thats the thingy I was refering to.
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21-Feb-2011 2:10:53 PM
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I like the look of the Thingy and I especially like the name.
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21-Feb-2011 2:22:39 PM
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On 21/02/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:
>I have factor 2 fallen on a 60cm lanyard of dynamic rope. I blame it for
>my sore kidneys. The level of shock absorbance a short length of dynamic
>rope is minute. I really believe in this circumstance the use of static
>rope would not be noticed. Shock absorbance with rope lanyards in short
>high impact falls comes from knots cinching tight and your body going squishy
>in your harness. I believe in rope access the use of dynamic rope lanyards
>is an unscientific rockclimber hangover. The sliding rope thingys petzal
>and kong (I know others make them but these are the ones I've seen) look
>the best. A short clip in rope lanyard is a good idea as well for having
>a bludge, wait, drink, pee etc.
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>Also commercial via ferrata lanyards often have a different clipping device
>to a crab. These things are easier to "lock" one handed and are made to
>stand impact from all directions unlike a standard screw gate.
+1 for all that. The special steel Via Ferrata karabiners are really easy to get on and off the cable with one hand. I suspect the steel cable would eat your aluminium biner pretty quickly. Also a quickdraw is good to have a bludge on, the lanyard is a bit too long.
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21-Feb-2011 2:24:40 PM
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I think they are rated/tested differently too aren't they? Marked with a K to indicated that they're special.
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21-Feb-2011 2:37:02 PM
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On 21/02/2011 davidn wrote:
>I was off climbing !!
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>I'm sure I'm not the only one who sees new posts, clicks on the thread,
>goes to the end page, reads whatever's there, then goes on to the next
>one. Yes, it means sometimes out of 5 comments I only read two of the
>new ones. I prefer to term it lazy.
and you can blame firefox for taking you straight to the last page instead of the first new post
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21-Feb-2011 2:53:22 PM
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As far as I know if there's been enough replies to start a new page since you last looked, all browsers take you to the last page...
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21-Feb-2011 3:27:51 PM
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i don't remember ie doing that
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21-Feb-2011 3:32:45 PM
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I can't see how it wouldn't. The page the site spits out is exactly the same for all browsers, just what they do with it is different.
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21-Feb-2011 4:05:58 PM
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On 21/02/2011 ajfclark wrote:
>I can't see how it wouldn't. The page the site spits out is exactly the
>same for all browsers, just what they do with it is different.
Safari consistently takes me to the first page of threads and this is particularly noticeable with the OFFICIAL STOKED thread and FRIDAY FUNNIES.
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21-Feb-2011 4:08:48 PM
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if you click the name of the thread you get the first page, >| symbol on the right of the thread name you get the last page...
eg: This thread >|
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21-Feb-2011 4:31:45 PM
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On 21/02/2011 ajfclark wrote:
>if you click the name of the thread you get the first page, >| symbol on
>the right of the thread name you get the last page...
>
Thanks Andrew, in all the time I've been visiting the Chockstone site I've never thought about clicking that little arrow. That will save me time.
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21-Feb-2011 4:33:24 PM
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No problem. I wish it was a little bigger; it's an absolute bastard to click when browsing Chocky on my phone...
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21-Feb-2011 4:42:53 PM
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On 21/02/2011 ajfclark wrote:
>No problem. I wish it was a little bigger; it's an absolute bastard to
>click when browsing Chocky on my phone...
+1
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21-Feb-2011 4:49:36 PM
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Click the new post button Kuu! it's the little green thing at the top of the page, just after "welcome Kuu".
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21-Feb-2011 5:56:37 PM
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On 21/02/2011 widewetandslippery wrote:
>I have factor 2 fallen on a 60cm lanyard of dynamic rope. I blame it for
>my sore kidneys. The level of shock absorbance a short length of dynamic
>rope is minute. I really believe in this circumstance the use of static
>rope would not be noticed. Shock absorbance with rope lanyards in short
>high impact falls comes from knots cinching tight and your body going squishy
>in your harness. I believe in rope access the use of dynamic rope lanyards
>is an unscientific rockclimber hangover. The sliding rope thingys petzal
>and kong (I know others make them but these are the ones I've seen) look
>the best. A short clip in rope lanyard is a good idea as well for having
>a bludge, wait, drink, pee etc.
>
>Also commercial via ferrata lanyards often have a different clipping device
>to a crab. These things are easier to "lock" one handed and are made to
>stand impact from all directions unlike a standard screw gate.
+1
Best info on the thread so far in my opinion.
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