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Daisy Chains and other Lanyards 14-May-2010 At 12:24:01 PM hargs

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So I read that report and my knee-jerk response was 'holy crap, I'll have to retire my PAS.' I like my PAS and even though it's the best of the bunch it still failed at a relatively low fall factor, which makes the PAS--or any Spectra or Dyneema sling--sound like a rubbish idea.

But then isn't catching a leader fall of FF 1.25 very different than shock loading a PAS with a FF 1.25? For example: if you're hanging off a PAS so there's no slack in the system between belayer and anchor -- then the belayer could hold a leader fall of FF 1.25, and the PAS itself would experience a fall factor approaching zero. Seems like you'd be hard pressed creating a situation where you drop the full length of the PAS onto the anchors. Or am I missing something here?

It's a bit of an academic question. I'd normally tie into the anchors with rope or a cordalette.