I've been reading the excellent book "Expedition Britannic" by Rick Ayrton.
On pages 80/81, he describes a technique of attaching bailout and/or deco cylinders to a downline using climbing ascenders.
We generally take all of our cylinders with us when diving in Southern California (for a few different reasons). However, I can see the benefit of of this technique in certain circumstances both here and elsewhere. It is a quick, easy way to attach a cylinder and be relatively sure it won't slide up or down the line.
My question is whether others have used this technique and, if so, which specific ascender they used?
Most ascenders are not designed to survive in saltwater so I'm wondering if anybody has found one that is better suited to this environment?
The picture on page 81 of the book looks a lot like a Petzl Left Ascender:
Regards,
- brett
On pages 80/81, he describes a technique of attaching bailout and/or deco cylinders to a downline using climbing ascenders.
We generally take all of our cylinders with us when diving in Southern California (for a few different reasons). However, I can see the benefit of of this technique in certain circumstances both here and elsewhere. It is a quick, easy way to attach a cylinder and be relatively sure it won't slide up or down the line.
My question is whether others have used this technique and, if so, which specific ascender they used?
Most ascenders are not designed to survive in saltwater so I'm wondering if anybody has found one that is better suited to this environment?
The picture on page 81 of the book looks a lot like a Petzl Left Ascender:
Regards,
- brett