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Fall at Cliffhanger climbing gym 28-Mar-2007 At 3:20:32 PM JJ

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On 28/03/2007 tnd wrote:
>On 28/03/2007 bomber pro wrote:
>>...IMO it is possible that when feeding slack for a clip using a Gri
>Gri,
>>the left hand feeds rope up while
>>the right disengages the outo lock feature, then having the leader fall
>>it creates a panic situation of
>>having the belayer try to hold the fall with the only hand that is on
>>the rope at that time! the left hand.
>>pulling down on the rope that feeds up to the climber from a Gri Gri,
>>prevents the right amount of force
>>to be applied to the auto locking cam inside the devise, allowing the
>>rope to continue to run.
>>eventually the belayers hands will burn to the point that they will let
>>go!...
>
>Spot on bomber, IMO this is the main failure mode when using a Gri Gri.

What about the rope diameter?

Who said they were using a Gri go?

None of us can comment/pass judgement without the facts.

>(And it's not the GG that's failing, it's the user).
I agree with you tnd about the user failing.

JJ