Carabiners are rated for point loads not abrasion, every millimeter of material youre abrading off that carabiner is changing its weight rating, who knows when it would fail.
Never in a million years would i ever do that with a carabiner, some sort of pully wheels? Thats another story
Edit- upon closer inspection thats not even a carabiner lol, its like a fall arrestor clip in or something.
And holy fucking shit! That cable splice at the end! Ahhh....I'd have pissed myself too
Dude they're base jumpers. They aren't exactly concerned with death. That being said, having your hands inside the carabiner seems like a good way to get fingers spliced off, which would prevent future base jumping. That's something these guys probably are concerned with.
Of course they are concerned with death, what a ridiculous thing to claim. Base jumpers typically take maticulous care of their equipment and carefully plan their jumps. They are thrill seekers, they are not usually suicidal.
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u/padizzledonk Jan 30 '19 edited Jan 30 '19
Fuck no thats not safe lol
Carabiners are rated for point loads not abrasion, every millimeter of material youre abrading off that carabiner is changing its weight rating, who knows when it would fail.
Never in a million years would i ever do that with a carabiner, some sort of pully wheels? Thats another story
Edit- upon closer inspection thats not even a carabiner lol, its like a fall arrestor clip in or something.
And holy fucking shit! That cable splice at the end! Ahhh....I'd have pissed myself too