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a small study of unclipping from keyhole hangers 18-Jan-2011 At 8:40:46 AM climbau

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On 17/01/2011 mikllaw wrote:
>On 17/01/2011 climbau wrote:
>>We know from previous topics that rolling the Spirit biner so the the
>nose
>>faces out, and is at the bottom helps to reduce the likely hood of this
>>happening.
>
>--Not much, both ends near the gate are slim

Agreed, there is only 2mm difference, but it does reduce the chances.

>
>>there is still room for error.
>
>-- Yes
>
>>We have anecdotal(?) evidence
>>suggesting the same risks apply to FH's and Rings. I don't think I have
>>heard of this happening with U's?
>
>--Jim Titt has a lot of info on unclipping from brackets and rings/Ubolts.
>Best bet is to clip away from you, and use a S/G if unclipping would be
>drastic

Completely agree.

Thanks for the testing that you do Mikl. Whilst much of it I find to be things I have already learnt, thought about, or even take for commonsense I still find it interesting and there is always more to learn and discuss. Plus, commonsense ain't always that common.