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rromo
Trad climber
Hilo
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 9, 2014 - 11:47am PT
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Hi everyone:
I've had these two STUBAI AUSTRIA KS-GRIFF 3000 crabainers for a long time and I've never quite known what are they designed for?
They are 170mm long, they have a twist lock gate and a lower gate.
If anyone knows, I'd appreciate the information.
Cheers
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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They double as brass knuckles.
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Branscomb
Trad climber
Lander, WY
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There's an old emergency rappel set up I saw a long time ago that wrapped the rope along the load bearing side of a large carabiner 2-4x and then you gripped like hell to keep control. Needless to say, it was a last ditch option like if you dropped everything else.
Maybe those bumps on the load bearing side were to space the wraps out a bit so the rope didn't get bunched up at one end so easily.
That's a weird looking piece of equipment, for sure.
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Barbarian
climber
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Yep....that's a carabiner. Glad I could be of service.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Maybe they were designed for use with the Bachmann knot,
which wraps around the spine and is used like a prusik (for ascending a rope).
The biner is then used to loosen the knot, so it can be moved up the rope.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachmann_knot
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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I bow to Clint's opinion. As a "biner-pundit"------I haven't a clue as to the age and possible special use of your biner.
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rromo
Trad climber
Hilo
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 9, 2014 - 07:11pm PT
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yes, turns out that they are precisely to be used with a Bachman knot for rope ascending. As for the age, they are about 25-30yrs old....
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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don't forget to work on the drafts!
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