MartinM wrote:
David Martin wrote:


Obviously it isn't ideal for ascending, but that doesn't mean it can't
be done ;-)

I could probably do SRT with a petzl stop and a figure eight (or a
couple of spare karabiners and a cows tail, or a spare sling, or...

Adaptability is the name of the game. You can spot the serious climbers
cos they have 250kg breaking strain bootlaces..

AFAIK apart from a prussik (sp?) knot the only useful bit of kit for
climbing a rope is a Croll (I only know of Petzl ones but there may be
others) or maybe a Shunt in extremis. You can't attach a fig8 or Stop
to a loaded rope.

You can attach a figure eight but not in the way you are thinking of..
You'd use a stop only as the lower of the two ascenders assuming there
is noone below you (ie rope not in tension.). There would probably be
better alternatives to hand anyway.

By far my favourite is a 4ft sling and an HMS karabiner. Clip the sling
in to the karabiner and then wrap around the back of the karabiner and
the rope, winding upwards. Clip into the free end. Much better than a
prussikk (sp?).

...d