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QuickDraw error/failure |
10-Mar-2014 At 1:39:25 AM |
tristosterone
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Now I have worked out what has happened I have come to a few conclusions. This actually was a pretty freaky accident. I recon it's pretty rare for a rope to pull the draw directly below you into a configuration we saw between the biner and hanger. Then (correct me if I am wrong), if this does happen, the majority if falls are simply going to cross load the biner. Such cross loading is an issue, but you still have 8kn or so to play with. The issue with my fall is I was pulling outwards on a tufa that broke, causing my fall to not be just down but also a fair way out from the cliff. This outwards fall and hence outwards force on the gate is what disengaged the gate. A similar issue could occur on steep ground. So it was freaky. But it can happen. And maybe being more conscious of how the draw below you is sitting (especially for the first 3 or so) is a really good idea. And if I was designing hangers, maybe I would put the hole of the hanger and the nut/bolt a bit more of a distance from each other so the draw and the nut/bolt can't interact. But I am not a design engineer...
Thanks for helping me work through this guys!! |
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