Modifying Cobras for Leashless Climbing

[scottgg]

Anybody know how to do this? I know there have been threads on this in the past, but I couldnt find 'em! Thanks

[Weekend_Climberz]

Here's one link, but it doesn't provide much information other than it's not possible:

 

linky

 

Most people I've seen with them modified have used some sort of pipe hangar/rope thimble modified via a hacksaw and hammer. Apparently, BD decided not to make a fang or strike attachment since they would have had to modify the design of the tool

[olyclimber]

here is the thread

 

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=9&Number=539885&Searchpage=1&Main=39863&Words=fang&topic=0&Search=true#Post539885

[G-spotter]

 

Mr Jones went leashless long before it was fashionable... ask him?

[dbconlin]

I saw a Viper Fang modified to fit a Cobra. Worked really well. He told me he just started reomoving material from the Fang where it didn't fit and kept doing so until it did. Sounded pretty simple and the end result looked/worked great. What is his name, Kurt? He lives in Spokane or Pullman and Kurt Hicks, NYC007, pup_on_the_mountain, and I climbed with him at Banks.

[Weekend_Climberz]

I saw a Viper Fang modified to fit a Cobra. Worked really well. He told me he just started reomoving material from the Fang where it didn't fit and kept doing so until it did. Sounded pretty simple and the end result looked/worked great. What is his name, Kurt? He lives in Spokane or Pullman and Kurt Hicks, NYC007, pup_on_the_mountain, and I climbed with him at Banks.

 

Donny Baker

[NYC007]

nope were ice climbing not sport climbing, good guess though...

[Weekend_Climberz]

He could climb ice with some of those brass knuckles strapped strategically about his numberous appendages, swear to god he could!!

[kurthicks]

I saw a Viper Fang modified to fit a Cobra. Worked really well. He told me he just started reomoving material from the Fang where it didn't fit and kept doing so until it did.

 

his name was steve. it does work well. just go slowly is what i've been told by lots of folks because if you remove too much then you have to get a new Fang and start all over.

[tthirloway]

Not that it will help you much Scott, but sometime this year BD is supposed to come out with a new Cobra that will have a fang attachment.

[Mark_Husbands]

I just added fangs to my cobras with a dremel. not at all hard. seems totally stable enough for my purposes.

[Davis]

I used mine on and off for about a year--there is no quality issue and I yarded on mine pretty severely. I just personally like not having them on the bottom of what I consider my alpine tools. In the reasonable future, I am going to get some dedicated leashless tools so I am not using the fangs anymore.