i am just curious whether you think that you need the "v-type" opening as i have belayed some pretty large whippers and have never had any serious slippage withthe standard ATC or the newer reverso... have you had this kind of slippage? or it it more for catching when you didnt react quick enough? also would this "v-type" put a dramatically larger stress on the rope considering that it has such a sharper bend? dunno...
[ 10-13-2002, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: Fence Sitter ]