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Originally Posted by Tree Machine It's been suggested numerous places in this thread that ascenders be used for the ascent. For the most versatility, the dual-handled dual ascenders by Kong are favored. There is a further reason for this: |
Another reason is that there are no other dual-handled, dual ascenders out there, that I know of.
The duals will allow you 1:1 doubled rope ascent, 2:1 doubled rope ascent
and single rope ascent.
This is pretty much all one can hope for in an ascender. All the options are there, though I would highly encourage you to leave 2:1 ascent methods in your past. The friction hitch
requires you to do 2:1 ascent. Ascenders allow you to break free of that
I wish there were a dual-handled, dual ascender, or even a single handled dual ascender that would allow safe, smooth, predictable descent, but nothing I've ever seen even comes close to that. Therefore, since all three
ascent methods are covered with this one affordable ascender, if we pair it with a device that can
descend all three rope methods, you have a complete set of options. The key is a device that covers all the listed requirements we came up with in the first few pages of this thread.