I've always found it difficult to climb up a pitch with no foot or hand holds :-)
Cheers, Stefan -----Original Message----- From: Mark Minton [mailto:mmin...@caver.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:45 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Caving Wire Ladders? I disagree that ladders are the best way to do even short drops, except in cases where there may be a single short pitch quite remote in a cave. For one thing, to use one safely you should have a belay rope, so why not just climb it instead of also carrying a ladder? IMO also sells cable ladders, but they're very expensive ($150 for 10 m). Why not buy rope instead? Mark At 11:39 AM 5/1/2012, Stefan Creaser wrote: >Nah, they're the best thing for pitches upto 30ft! > >You can get them in the UK Lyndon, btw. > >Cheers, Stefan > >From: Ron R [mailto:rcrutherf...@gmail.com] >Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 10:27 AM >To: Lyndon Tiu >Cc: Cavers Texas >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Caving Wire Ladders? > >They have been (or should be) outlawed internationally as a cruel >and unusually punishing ascending device. >On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Lyndon Tiu <l...@alumni.sfu.ca> wrote: >Can someone recommend where I can get caving wire ladders? > >Thanks. > >-- >Lyndon Tiu Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
