I advocate making your own climbing system but for the record, the ATN system uses Gibbs ascenders. They are full capture ascenders that cannot come off and have a good record in the climbing and fire & rescue communities.
Some ascenders are designed to attach at a mid point of the rope these can come off if care is not taken. If one of these is being considered then one should ensure that it is also the type refered to as "prusik minding". It will have a fair lead around the rope to push a prusik up the rope in front of the ascender. It will also have a means of attaching the prusik to the ascender. It could be a hole or just simply a closed handle, a handle carabiner combo, or a clip. Josh On Oct 17, 2014 12:17 PM, "Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The best ascenders are made for speleologists (cave climbers). Buy > those at any place that sells climbing gear (e.g. MEC.ca). Petzl initially > was dealing in that kind of gear (now they have just about anything > climbing related). I would look at Petzl or Grivel (around $70). > > I trust the climbing gear much more than anything else as climbers use > that gear all the time (sailors only occasionally and with great > reluctance). > > If you want some extra ease in climbing up or want to have something to > stand up on, try a string of these: > http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/big-wall-climbing/alpine-aiders-BD3900500000ALL1.html > (Black Diamond Climbing Aider). It is not that much different than climbing > the mast steps. > > If you prefer to live to tell the story, always use a second line for > safety (one to hang on, one spare). If you don't, make sure that you have a > video camera filming the story and have someone to post it to Darwin Awards. > > Marek > s/v "Legato" (mast unstepped, waiting for haulout) > in Ottawa > > *From:* Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:58 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers? > > Listers, > > Now that the Enterprise is up for the winter, I'm starting my list of > projects -- One of which is some mast work. > > Has anyone on the list ever rigged their own mast self-climber, and, if > so, what did you use. > > There's an article about it in the latest issue of Practical Sailor, so > it's on my mind. > > And no, the transporter can't materialize me at the top of the mast. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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