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10-10-2013, 07:16 AM #21
hmm, well the black webbing was probably ours. I remembered it being a small tree we went off but it was strong and we backed it up to be sure it was solid. I guess Cliff thought it looked sketchy, but I remember being pretty confident about it. I think those bolts must be new. Anyway, glad you guys had a fun time and got through safe. The first time I went I had a friend who went with us who forgot his wetsuit too and was really cold the whole way. That water is super cold!
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10-10-2013, 07:42 AM #22CanyoneeringUtah.blogspot.com
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10-12-2013, 10:23 PM #23
Scary, very scary. I so love my setup, a Sterling ATS, with its variable friction, coupled with a Petzl Shunt above the rap device as backup. The Shunt is good for wet or dry, clean or dirty rope, releases fast, catches fast, and takes care of itself in case of a fall. I've never seen another in a canyon.
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10-13-2013, 01:25 PM #24
I'm not convinced a Shunt is any better than a VT Prussik. (They are just more mechanical, heavy, and pricy ;-) )And really the only person who needs to use an auto block is the first person (ift they feel they need it. After that, a fireman should be enough. Like in this case, the fireman belay (coupled with the rappelers advanced skills) worked out well enough. Everyone did safely descend these rappels :-)
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10-14-2013, 08:43 AM #25
I owned a Petzl Shunt for a day, then took it back. During my past several hundred rappels I've never even thought about buying another. Too heavy and bulky, and I normally have other tricks to overcome adversity while on rappel.
Also, when using a Shunt for an autoblock while rapping single strand, Petzl recommends using a 10-11mm rope. We were using 8.3mm rope, so it probably wouldn't have done much good.
I never actually lost control (on the brink), so I would not have used the Shunt anyway. But you are right... it was very scary indeed.THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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10-15-2013, 08:49 AM #26
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10-18-2013, 12:38 AM #27
Indeed. Though the shunt is uniquely easy to release and unaffected by a rope's wetness or dirtiness. The same can't be said for prussiks and such and I would never use one in a fall. On a large wet drop, it would come down to whether I got a competent fireman's, how tired I was, and whether flow looked sufficient to prevent the shunt releasing bounce.
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10-18-2013, 07:21 AM #28
Yes, the SHUNT instructions say,
Ropes
The SHUNT works on:
- single 10 to 11 mm diameter ropes that have a core and sheath (EN 892
dynamic, EN 1891 semi-static, static).
- doubled 8 to 11 mm diameter ropes that have a core and sheath (EN 892
dynamic, EN 1891 semi-static, static). Use two strands of the same diameter
rope.
Warning: certain ropes can slip and and reduce the the SHUNT’s braking
effectiveness, for example new ropes, ropes with sheath treatments, wet,
frozen, or muddy ropes, etc.
Full document: http://www.petzl.com/files/all/techn.../B03-SHUNT.pdf
If you plan to use it as a rappel backup on single strand ropes in the 8-9 mm range, you should do some realistic field testing to see if it works on your rope, under your conditions of use...without exposing anyone to risk, of course.
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10-20-2013, 12:55 PM #29
Finally, I finished the video! Enjoy :)
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10-20-2013, 01:31 PM #30
Wow, great job Blake! Filming that last rap ain't easy.
It's crazy to see how different the mid-wall rooster tail is at 2:35, then again at 2:45 (after the rain started)! The sound of the water funneling down that shoot and off the rooster tail was odd and spooky. Very memorable.
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10-20-2013, 07:16 PM #31
Great vid. Very nice bg music, especially since it wasn't the typical thumping rock.
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10-20-2013, 07:22 PM #32
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11-05-2013, 01:28 PM #33
Awesome trip report.
Glad you made it safely Bob. There are 2 mistakes you can make in canyoneering. 1st is the mistake you learn from. 2nd is the one that kills you.
You could have also put the extra-friction carabiner on the opposite leg loop, of your brake hand. That would've given you a little more friction.
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11-05-2013, 01:58 PM #34
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11-05-2013, 02:09 PM #35CanyoneeringUtah.blogspot.com
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11-05-2013, 02:18 PM #36THE MOST TALKED ABOUT CANYONEERING TRIP OF 2017 - WEST CANYON VIA HELICOPTER.
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