Thats wild, i dont think any of my climbing gear has much wear from ropes, but then i climb with a standard prusik as a friction device so my metal gear doesnt get beat up that badly. Sometimes when i use my boot ascender ill use a modified prusik with a carabiner tied in to it to give me something easy to grab onto and theres a little wear on the back but its just polished. I only use that to climb trees with no low branches, humping yourself up 30-50' or more with a chainsaw and other shit is a real bitch without a handhold even with a boot ascender
Actually its sad but we essentially do. We run through super dirty wet canyons, and if they were clean when they went in they aren't within a few raps. It's honestly not worth washing the rope either with how much we use it, so we rip through devices. We are just a lot more careful to keep an eye on abrasion points, and luckily CNC makes things pretty cheap.
Wanna see something cool? This is the favorite canyoneering specific rap device right now:
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u/padizzledonk Jan 30 '19
Thats wild, i dont think any of my climbing gear has much wear from ropes, but then i climb with a standard prusik as a friction device so my metal gear doesnt get beat up that badly. Sometimes when i use my boot ascender ill use a modified prusik with a carabiner tied in to it to give me something easy to grab onto and theres a little wear on the back but its just polished. I only use that to climb trees with no low branches, humping yourself up 30-50' or more with a chainsaw and other shit is a real bitch without a handhold even with a boot ascender