http://www.backcountry.com/store/group/110/b100000357/Wild-Country-Ascenders-and-Pulleys.html Backcountry.com Q&A postings en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:35:31 GMT service@backcountry.com (Backcountry.com Customer Service) 60 http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_134845#question_134845 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />I climb around waterfalls a lot. Would the Mark II slip easily when it is wet? question_134845 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:35:31 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Croll-Chest-Ascender/PTZ0113M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_133867#question_133867 Petzl Croll Chest Ascender <br /><br />which type of carabiners do i use to connect a petzl croll to my petzl navaho bod harness. question_133867 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:02:44 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_112821#question_112821 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />Any one used this to secure the leader when simule climbing? ( clip it on to one of the pieces between the leader and the follower so that if the follower falls the leader does not get pulled of the wall) If so is it okey? And is it better to use than the petzl tiblock? question_112821 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:36:03 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Tibloc-Ultralight-Emergency-Ascender/PTZ0013M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_111064#question_111064 Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender<br /><br />Umm..isn&#39;t the picture with bloc attached to rope showing the bloc upside down? question_111064 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:38:23 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_102950#question_102950 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />do you also need the foot attachment for this? question_102950 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:18:43 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_101114#question_101114 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />what is the little metal wire loop thing coming out of the locking mechanism do? question_101114 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:10:15 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Tibloc-Ultralight-Emergency-Ascender/PTZ0013M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_100225#question_100225 Petzl Tibloc Ultralight Emergency Ascender<br /><br />do you have to use an oval carabiner and cordelette with this? question_100225 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:06:13 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Ushba-Basic-Ascender/USH0001M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_91932#question_91932 Ushba Basic Ascender<br /><br />What is the price of a ushba ascenderCan it be fixed on the hip ring of a full body harness for more safety while belaying with a figure 8Please send me more detail about it. question_91932 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:31:02 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/PTZ0020/Petzl-Ascension-Handled-Ascender.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_82724#question_82724 Petzl Ascension Handled Ascender<br /><br />I need to buy some ascenders for a project I have in mind and I have someone that will teach me how to use them but I need to ask this stupid question: Do I need both the left and right hand ascenders or will one do? question_82724 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:50:08 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Mini-Prusik-Minding-Pulley/PTZ0040M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_75380#question_75380 Petzl Mini Prusik Minding Pulley<br /><br />I&#39;m heading to WA for crevasse rescue school this Summer and need a pulley. I don&#39;t fully understand the concept of &quot;prusik minding,&quot; but it seems that the pulleys with this feature all have rectangular plates. Does that make this a better choice than the Petzl Rescue Pulley for crevasse rescue? question_75380 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:55:19 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/PTZ0169/Petzl-Croll-Chest-Ascender.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_35254#question_35254 Petzl Croll Chest Ascender <br /><br />does this need to be used witha handled ascender, or can it be used by it&#39;s self? question_35254 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:44:34 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_30308#question_30308 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />what is the shreading affect of this device on the ropes sheath? How much force will cause slippage or will rope failure come first? Any I deal of this on different ropes? question_30308 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:22:03 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_25118#question_25118 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />How much weight will this support, while ascending a steep incline?<br />Thanx --- question_25118 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:12 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Black-Diamond-nForce-Ascender/BLD1022M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_14730#question_14730 Black Diamond nForce Ascender<br /><br />Can someone with small hands (smaller woman) use these? As compared to Petzl? question_14730 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:13:22 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Rescue-Pulley/PTZ0114M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_9217#question_9217 Petzl Rescue Pulley<br /><br />will it work for a 5/16 steel zip line about 300 ft long? question_9217 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:08:00 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Wild-Country-Ropeman-Ascender/WDC0010M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_4728#question_4728 Wild Country Ropeman Ascender<br /><br />Does this product work well on a freehanging rope? For example if Ihave already set a rope on a previously climbed area and would like to bypass it by just climbing the rope would this product be a good buy compared to traditional ascenders like the pretzl Ascension with a foot loop? question_4728 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:05:19 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/PTZ0020/Petzl-Ascension-Handled-Ascender.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_4480#question_4480 Petzl Ascension Handled Ascender<br /><br />Would anyone recommend another ascender over this one? question_4480 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:18:25 GMT http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Petzl-Pro-Traxion-Pulley/PTZ0026M.html?CMP_ID=QRSS_1136#question_1136 Petzl Pro Traxion Pulley <br /><br />Will this pully work as a standard pulley. Id like to use it to lift my bear bag @night but from what I see when I pull the rope my bag will go up and stay up??? also working load says 6kn what does this mean in lbs. If I anchored it above and pulled down on one end of the rope how much weight could I put on the other end safely.assuming a solidly anchored pulley. question_1136 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:59:21 GMT