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Tag-line Rappel around a tree 21-Feb-2013 At 1:19:05 PM singersmith

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On 18/02/2013 Zarb wrote:
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I'm all for the Euro Death Knot (and even tie in with it) but you shouldn't use it with two different sized ropes because it can roll and fail. An 11 and a 9 might not be far enough off for a failure but there are other factors such as all ropes being slightly different sizes or how worn and supple your ropes are. If this is set up for a single rope rap on grey with red as a retrieval line you'd be fine (although its hard to tell how big the rap link is), but if one were to rap double rope off of this setup (as suggested up thread, without the biner back-up) it is something to be aware of. There was a pretty awful accident recently off Serenity Crack when, due to different sized ropes, the knot cinched down tight and slipped through the anchor.