tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Rapping off one of the more shapely towers in the PNW: [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddipoo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Sweet video. I love doing these long raps. However ! I made the mistake of doing the full rope rap off of cinnamon slab with a backpack full of gear without making a chest harness. So horrible. -Toddi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Nice POV Pat. Toddipoo, the bag goes on your belay loop between your legs. No chest harness needed. The pic on the right shows how it is done. Edited January 21, 2010 by geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 nice vid... did you fart at 1:21? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 http://www.rappel.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaidman Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 http://www.rappel.com/ LOL Actually I find rappelling repelant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotly Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Cool video. When we climbed it, I took the first lead and wound up at that anchor you pointed out. Hideous. We had to rap down from the anchor to reach the top of the on-route first pitch. I remember not having any pro and slinging a pinky-sized juniper for some psycological pro. Couldnt see my partner but when he got to that piece, I heard a "What the f@@@?!" LOL. Thanks for bringing back the nighmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 this would be a much cooler video if you were actually raping a monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 it would also have been cooler if it had caught me in the act of throwing the haulbag across the slippery slab part by the trail only to have the whole fucking thing roll damn near all the way the river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaidman Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nice POV Pat. Toddipoo, the bag goes on your belay loop between your legs. No chest harness needed. The pic on the right shows how it is done. Thanks Geoff. Good info. like the first config as I already use the second config. So the first config is for heavier loads? Always learning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Get a Petzl Shunt if you're going to be rapping with significant loads with any frequency. Put it directly on your belay loop and put your rap device off the belay loop above the Shunt by a draw's length. Put your load off the belay device and forget about both the load and the belay device. Rap with your high hand on the Shunt and your low hand on the rope. Effortless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is the shunt a significant improvement over using an autoblock/prussic off your leg loop? The autoblock has the advantage of being super cheaper and lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nice video, Tvash. That is probably THE most exciting rappel I can think of - sparing something with crap-for-anchor, perhaps. Your video brings back memories very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Not one of you anal retentives caught my retro triple biner biner action cuz I forgot my rappel device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 i totally caught that, but it belongs here http://www.rappel.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvallisclimb Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is the shunt a significant improvement over using an autoblock/prussic off your leg loop? The autoblock has the advantage of being super cheaper and lighter. we used shunts all the time when working on cellpone towers but id be hard to find any solid use for them in any aspect of rock climbing other than rescue or hardcore rigging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is the shunt a significant improvement over using an autoblock/prussic off your leg loop? The autoblock has the advantage of being super cheaper and lighter. It isn't an improvement of any type; it's an entirely different deal altogether. Don't use it a for backing up a rap (though you could)- use it for rapping with loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Maybe that would be because you don't feature your triple biner biner acion. I re-played your video and it is not at all obvious. Nice video though. You capture, or at least do the best job I've seen of doing so, that rappel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is the shunt a significant improvement over using an autoblock/prussic off your leg loop? The autoblock has the advantage of being super cheaper and lighter. we used shunts all the time when working on cellpone towers but id be hard to find any solid use for them in any aspect of rock climbing Used as I describe above they're THE way to effortlessly rap with heavy loads - particularly when doing anchor replacement or cleaning routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetimetravlr Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I DID notice you were using a biner brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nice vid, after seeing some of the jerky, low quality ones, this is nice. You could have filmed the 2nd rappelling down next for an overview. Looking straight up or from the rim, either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nice vid, after seeing some of the jerky, low quality ones, this is nice. You could have filmed the 2nd rappelling down next for an overview. Looking straight up or from the rim, either way. i was too busy trying to find where the pig had run oft to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddipoo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I am used to making a chest harness out of a double length runner because when I rap its usually not free hanging and having a pack beneath you grabbing onto the wall like a child on sunny d sucks. Im just dumb sometimes... AHAHHA -Toddi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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