Edelrid Mega Jul: Lowering Followers in Guide Mode...isn't following the manual dangerous?
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So lowering followers on the BD guide ATC in GUIDE MODE is very dangerous if all you're doing is changing the angle of the belay device using the nose of a carabiner and you DO NOT HAVE a prussik to backup the lowering. (This is orders of magnitude more dangerous than not using a prussik to rappel, and I rarely rap with a prussik). |
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Here's an old thread discussing this issue and mentioning Petzl doesn't mention any redirects in their manual: |
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with all these devices, its always good practice to have a higher redirect for the brake strand ... or have it muntered off your harness |
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This gives me a reminder to brush up on lowering a follower. Sooner or later I'll end up bringing someone up who doesn't want to rap back to the ground. |
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With the Reverso/BDguide I do the following: |