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>> use the appropriate shock links. Don't use these. They are generally one-use affairs. They have a place in climbing but only as part of a larger system.
by sandworm101 3y ago
>> use the appropriate shock links.
Don't use these. They are generally one-use affairs. They have a place in climbing but only as part of a larger system. The issue is multiple falls. Say you slip and cause an impact. The link does its thing and extends. Now you are on the side of a cliff without proper equipment. A proper dynamic climbing rope, used properly, will safely take repeated falls.
- luplex 3y agoThey are absolutely the right equipment for the job. If you take a bad fall on your shock link, you likely need medical attention anyways. You won't keep climbing far with it.
- lukeinator42 3y agoExactly, and taking anything more than a fall-factor 2 even on dynamic rope will probably break your back. Here's an interesting video testing similar setups used in caving (without the obviously required via ferrata shock absorber): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaDh6-roMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaDh6-roMI
- exabrial 3y agoThis is one of the most misguided, misinformed, incorrect, and dangerous comments I’ve read on HN. Do NOT do this. You _will_ die from a relatively simple fall. ONLY use a proper via ferrata set on a via ferrata, with rip shock absorber rated to do so.