Single Rope Technique (SRT) gear
| prices @ ~2005 unless specified
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This equipment is not required until you get into caving seriously.
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| Harness
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Any harness will do, but caving harnesses are specifically designed for SRT and are recommended.
Considerations are comfort: you may be sitting in the harness for some time;
cleaning: harness will get wet and muddy.
Aspiring Enterprises make two harnesses specifically for caving.
| $150
Triad
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Chest
harness
| Aspiring Enterprises.
Required to maintain position of Croll ascender.
Prussic cord or elasticised cord can also be used with a simple loop around the neck.
| $25
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| Cows Tail tape double 25mm
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Petzl and Aspiring (30/60 cm) Double tape cows tails are available.
| 40
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| Cows tail 3m of 13mm dynamic rope.
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Also required one screw gate karabiner (or rapide),
and two twist (double not triple action) lock karabiners.
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Ascender
Lanyard
| Aspiring safety sling (80cm).
2m of 11mm dynamic rope.
Also required two screw gate karabiner (or rapide).
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| Pack Strap
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Aspiring Pack Strap.
Use 1m of prussic (6mm).
Also required one lightweight accessory karabiner (attached to pack),
and one lightweight accessory rapide.
Attach to little purple strap under the harness.
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| Ascenders
| Petzl Ascension
Petzl Croll
| $110 (2008)
$100 (2008)
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| Explorer ascender (Aspiring)
| $180 (2008)
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| Mini and chest ascender (Aspiring), both
| $140 (2008)
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| Descenders
| Petzl Stop
Petzl five bar Rack
| $180 (2008)
$160
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| Aspiring five bar Rack stainless
| $100 (2008)
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| Rope
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Static for SRT. 10mm std diameter, also 9mm and 11mm, 50 metres.
Aspiring Enterprises, Bivouac
| $4 a metre
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Harness Arrangement
Keep things in strict order, from left to right (or vice versa)
- cowstail
- descender (rack or stop)
- chest ascender connection
- ascender lanyard
Footloop attached to hole in base of ascender, or to rope attached to ascender.
Pack strap attached to harness between legs, or donkey's tail - loose end of ascender rope.
