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quercus · 1st June 2008, 10:41 AM

shock loads can't cut the rope under heavy tension. In fact, it will tear the mantle off and melt it. When tension builds up gradually it can withstand a lot more. I've never heard or experienced a camming device with a dynamic load of less then 200 pounds damage a rope severe enough to reduce the safety so that it could break. I've experienced a mantle tear up a few weeks ago with a large rope clamp from petzl but that took a dynamic load of more then 6000 pounds to induce such stress on the rope.
I think this device will perform big time when used in footlocking.

1st June 2008, 10:41 AM	#58 (permalink)
quercus Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 421	Re: rock exotica shock loads can't cut the rope under heavy tension. In fact, it will tear the mantle off and melt it. When tension builds up gradually it can withstand a lot more. I've never heard or experienced a camming device with a dynamic load of less then 200 pounds damage a rope severe enough to reduce the safety so that it could break. I've experienced a mantle tear up a few weeks ago with a large rope clamp from petzl but that took a dynamic load of more then 6000 pounds to induce such stress on the rope. I think this device will perform big time when used in footlocking.