|
Forums:
Climbing Information:
Beginners:
Re: [donwanadi] Rock climbing gear as safety equipment:
Edit Log
|
|
PeteF
Jan 15, 2012, 12:48 AM
Views: 6879
Registered: Jan 14, 2012
Posts: 20
|
Excellent that's all very good information. Thank you all so much for that. I really wasn't sure what to expect when first posting, and based on passed experience with other areas expected to be stoned for asking! Just to touch on a couple of points, Sandstone, it's largely immaterial, but I was curious as to what the rear loop is normally used for on my harness? The instructions are some of these "no language" picture only ones, and indicate that it can be used for attachment, but I didn't understand the results I was getting when I Googled it. This is the traditional attachment point to commercial fall-arrest harnesses so the front is clear, but the harness designs are quite different to climbing harnesses. My question is no biggie, I was just curious. 'davis, no I don't think I would use a chimney as an anchor even if I had one, i've seen too many that were about to fall by themselves! I was going to anchor to a big tree or similar on the other side of the house and run the rope up and over the roof. Since there's normally no weight on it I should be able to flick it along the ridge capping without it geting snagged. I figured if I kept it as long as possible it would give me a good working arc. JAB, actually in the interests of not crapping on more than I already did, I in fact haven't picked up the rope yet, as I was already carrying too much yesterday. I will go back today and collect it. I'm not sure what model it is, and it wouldn't be too late to change it, but I think it was either Flyer II or Tiger. They had a Beal catalogue there and I just chose the least expensive that seemed to be suitable. That's a good point about weighting the rope however, and gets back to my first comment about a poor fall-arrest system being worse than none at all; you lean against it only to have it fail! If it wasn't there I wouldn't be taking that chance. Don' yes a good point but I'm pretty confident the gear I've got so far is the real deal. While Hong Kong (and mainland China for that matter) may have a reputation for being noting but cheap copies, that's not always the case. Unfortunately I'm up here a LOT, and after a while you get to recognise the tell-tale signs of a fake. The store I'm buying from is a reputable outdoor/adventure store also. However I'll definitely be careful. More of a concern to me is not that they're fakes, but that they need to be AS certified for use in Australia if I go to a wall etc. I'm a cyclist and can't race in Australia on a foreign purchased helmet, even though the helmet may be identical, since the foreign ones don't have the AS sticker to say they're approved. Lifting slings etc used to sling loads need approval and so it goes on. Pete Edit: I don't want to bump this thread as I'm sure it's of no real interest to most here. However as an end note, Sandstone I couldn't get the brand you mentioned, so bought some Camp carabiners, http://www.camp.it/EN/template01.aspx?codicemenu=1102 Also some Orbit Bet Lock just for hanging tools etc I figured they would simply better than the "pretend" carabiners I see sold at hardware stores etc that I wouldn't even trust to hold a hammer to my belt! The rope is Beal Tiger. I even looked into doing some indoor climbing here, but that will have to wait until next time, in the meanwhile thanks again to all who offered help. Rope+harness+'biners+tall building; what could possibly go wrong
(This post was edited by PeteF on Jan 15, 2012, 6:50 AM)
|
|
Edit Log:
|
Post edited by PeteF
() on Jan 15, 2012, 6:50 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|