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sem_smp
Dec 5, 2005, 7:47 PM
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What are peoples experience with this setup for sport climbing. I hear great things from trad climbers but havent had any feedback from sportclimbers abusing them on a regular basis.
PS: Im interested in the short draw setup not the Yosemite, long runner set.
Thanks
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wings
Dec 5, 2005, 7:55 PM
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I don't use many 24" slings while sport climbing, and I'd guess I'm not in the minority. Not that it's a horrible thing to do, but most of the time is unnecessary and kind of annoying.
- Seyil
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caughtinside
Dec 5, 2005, 8:15 PM
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I don't have any of the 8mm quickdraw slings. I've got some of the 24" 8mm slings that I use on gear climbs, but not sport.
I do have some 12mm dyneema quickdraw slings, and some 18mm(approx) nylon quickdraw slings.
It's been my experience that the dyneema slings twist more, so that the rope end biner can face the wrong direction. So sometimes you have to make an extra movement, twisting the draw to orient correctly before you clip. It's not a huge deal, but it can be annoying. This isn't a problem with the wider nylon slings.
Plus, I don't see any benefit at all to having such thin quickdraw slings. You're not saving any real weight, and bulk generally isn't a problem with quickdraw slings.
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