The best ascenders are made for speleologists (cave climbers). Buy those at any place that sells climbing gear (e.g. MEC.ca). Petzl initially was dealing in that kind of gear (now they have just about anything climbing related). I would look at Petzl or Grivel (around $70).
I trust the climbing gear much more than anything else as climbers use that gear all the time (sailors only occasionally and with great reluctance). If you want some extra ease in climbing up or want to have something to stand up on, try a string of these: http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/big-wall-climbing/alpine-aiders-BD3900500000ALL1.html (Black Diamond Climbing Aider). It is not that much different than climbing the mast steps. If you prefer to live to tell the story, always use a second line for safety (one to hang on, one spare). If you don’t, make sure that you have a video camera filming the story and have someone to post it to Darwin Awards. Marek s/v “Legato” (mast unstepped, waiting for haulout) in Ottawa From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:58 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers? Listers, Now that the Enterprise is up for the winter, I’m starting my list of projects -- One of which is some mast work. Has anyone on the list ever rigged their own mast self-climber, and, if so, what did you use. There’s an article about it in the latest issue of Practical Sailor, so it’s on my mind. And no, the transporter can’t materialize me at the top of the mast. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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