miladugga Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 OK, so I got a singing rock locker for rope soloing, it works great. I tried it off my regular harness, pretty good, but I also aquired a petzl chest harness to try that. Here's my question- do I girth hitch a sling to my belay loop, run it up and through a quick link on the chest harness and then to the ascender? Sorry to be a dumbass, but I'd like to get this right. Typically I wouldn't tie in to my belay loop, so just wondering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 That's a good question, and I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who has it dialed. I've fiddled around w/several variations, trying get the set-up as simple and safe as possible. I end up w/something that looks pretty similar to what Petzl pictures on their Chest Harness Manual . Basically, a locker through the belay loop, attached to a short sling which is attached to quicklink on chest harness, then to another locker which attaches the device. This keeps the device running higher up than what seems natural--we're used to being secured at the waist-- but it makes for a nice "top-rope" type catch. Girth hitching to the belay loop seems like it would expose you to unnecessary fabric-to-fabric friction and wear, which would make me a little leary of going that route. I run my backup prussik off a locker that's through the two harness hardpoints. Keeps it out of the way and also seems to "backup" the belay loop set up by using a different point of attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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