Daisy chain from accessory cord
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Has anyone else made a daisy chain out of cord? If you have, have you used it often and how well did it perform? Individual knot. Part of the chain Joshua |
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Well, for starters what's the strength of 6mm cord minus the knot efficiency of an alpine butterfly? You comfortable with that? If so, don't check this thread again, as I predict it'll be a whole lot of "Yer Gonna DIE!!!!". |
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Yer might die? |
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Aric Datesman wrote:Well, for starters what's the strength of 6mm cord minus the knot efficiency of an alpine butterfly? You comfortable with that? If so, don't check this thread again, as I predict it'll be a whole lot of "Yer Gonna DIE!!!!".Depending on the application, it might be strong enough. Through the loop, butterfly is 67% efficient; 53% if loading both ends of the rope. (cite Wikipedia here ) Sterling's 6mm cord is rated to 19kN, so 10kN - 13kN with new cord. (cite Sterling ) |
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I don't intend on building anchors with it. More of a PAC while working on an anchor or likewise. I didn't figure this would be anywhere near a good idea as say... a top rope anchor. |
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The idea is kinda cool. I personally would never make one of those and try to rack it on a harness, it looks to bulky. I just have a couple of BD daisies that i use. |
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Stephan Doyle wrote: Sterling's 6mm cord is rated to 19kN, so 10kN - 13kN with new cord.FYI, the one you linked isn't their regular 6mm accessory cord, but rather their tech cord. The 6mm accessory has a breaking strength of 8.8kN. sterlingrope.com/product/45… |
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Joshua Griffin wrote:I don't intend on building anchors with it. More of a PAC while working on an anchor or likewise.Look at a purcell prusic for that. More versatile. Can be used for other things. Can be easily tied as needed right on the spot. |
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I had seen someone use a prussic for a personal anchor. Not a bad idea. |
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This looks familiar... |
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Not only am I gonna die, but if I am asking this question I am sure I shouldn't be on MP or climbing at all. Anyway... |
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Joshua Griffin wrote:Not only am I gonna die, but if I am asking this question I am sure I shouldn't be on MP or climbing at all. Anyway... The prussic setup uses a figure eight on one side and then a prussic on the other side attached to the same rope toward the figure eight, right? I am sure I could find a photo if I really looked.Easiest is to clove hitch yourself to the anchor with the climbing rope. You're tied to it anyway. But, if you want to use a leash, I gave you the name: Purcell Prusik And google is your friend ;) Purcell howto Some people grith hitch it to their harness. Others use a locking carabiner. If you're goal was to make a leash to secure yourself to an anchor between multiple rappels, here's one way. Rappel leash IMO, a daisy for a leash or your knotted method is least desirable. |
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Purcell prussic was what I was trying to explain, thanks. I may try it just to see if I like it. I actually have a daisy chain that I can use when transitioning from leading to rappelling, I just like to seek out multiple methods to everything. "There's more than one way to skin a cat." |
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It's funny that when you say your a making a daisy chain people automatically assume you are using it as a PAS. |
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Is it just me or do a lot of people dislike PAS's? |
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Joshua Griffin wrote:Is it just me or do a lot of people dislike PAS's?People like to spout about their dislike of them on the interwebs. |
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ZachR wrote:It's funny that when you say your a making a daisy chain people automatically assume you are using it as a PAS.That might be because the OP wrote: "I don't intend on building anchors with it. More of a PAC while working on an anchor or likewise." |