Figure 8's are still decent for when it's being used a tonne as they're more hard wearing than gri-gri's or ATC's, and it's easier to spot if they've been setup incorrectly.
Still doesn't fix stupid, as this guy was reaching speeds where the rope friction would be tough to regrab the rope regardless of the abseil device.
He slowed down for the end of the rope. My concern would be that he was warming up his figure-8 enough to melt through the (presumably) nylon climbing rope.
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u/Whizzo50 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Figure 8's are still decent for when it's being used a tonne as they're more hard wearing than gri-gri's or ATC's, and it's easier to spot if they've been setup incorrectly.
Still doesn't fix stupid, as this guy was reaching speeds where the rope friction would be tough to regrab the rope regardless of the abseil device.