General Climbing Discussion

Topic	Date	User
Quick Q Re: Solo TR	10-Jun-2016 At 4:45:41 PM	One Day Hero
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On 9/06/2016 surfziggy wrote: >Advantages over a Grigri (as backup) look to be that it moves with you, >and takes some of the force out of the fall. Asap doesn't shock absorb, petzl specify using a shock absorber with it (they assume you'll be on static rope). The only point of an asap (rather than any other device) is that it follows you up and down the rope, then locks off when you fall. >Disadvantages seem to be the price (350$?) and the fact that you still >need to put something else on the rope to descend? You always need to put something else on the rope to descend, unless you spend half your climb sucking rope through a grigri (which would be retarded)

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