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Warning: I climbed with my lanyard clipped above my flip line for 3 years
A guy named Dale on a job in Tacoma pointed at my setup and asked why my lanyard was sitting higher than my flip line on the way up. He showed me that if I gaffed out, my flip line would catch me but my lanyard would just slide and I would swing back into the trunk face first. How do you all run your two lines on a straight spar, or am I the only one who had this backwards for way too long?
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wyatt5220d ago
Mine rides just below the flip line, always. Dale was right and it's a easy fix. If your lanyard is above, there's nothing to stop you when both gaffs pop. Keep the lanyard low so it cinches quick and the flip line stays your main. Three years is a long time to learn that the hard way but at least you found out on the ground and not in the tree.
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