Great pointers. Especially with the dislike on how it feeds rope. Most of my work is in less than 60ft of working area. And with a petzl croll, I commonly have issue with the rope not feeding smoothly. I do like CT's hand ascender for the wide opening, but your review helped me decide that the CT is not a good choice for me as it will result in more issues with rope passing though. Thank you for your video
I'm just about to buy an HC version of the CT chest ascender. As a beginner caver I used mostly borrowed CT ascenders and I felt many times how badly it feeds the rope. Very annoying, however it seems that I finally managed to find a technique (~climbing like a frog), that seems to eliminate this. Well... I'll see how it performs on long term. Thanks for the video!
Exactly what I found... the CT ascenders demand better climbing form. Getting off-axis or leaning back too much and the chest ascender doesn't want to feed rope automatically.
I have had two of these in the last few years, a "plain" and an HC version. Both seemed to get worn out pretty fast when used in combination with a foot ascender. But then again, you are almost forced to use a foot ascender due to how badly they feed rope. I ended up switching to the Camp Turbochest which feeds well enough and seems also to last way longer albeit being much lighter, thanks to the reduced friction with the rope. Thanks for all your great informative videos.
You have much more experience with it that I. Thanks for the feedback. It's common that the use of a foot ascender accelerates the wear on chest ascenders - usually below the cam.
Same here, I was using the regular version for about 1 year (with foot ascender) before I had to replace it due to wearing. I assume it is about half durable then the Croll S but still love it and find it easy to use
Wow, thanks Derek. I use CT ascenders so I am glad to see you are reviewing this.
Awesome video. Thanks Derek. Very informative as always
Great pointers. Especially with the dislike on how it feeds rope. Most of my work is in less than 60ft of working area. And with a petzl croll, I commonly have issue with the rope not feeding smoothly. I do like CT's hand ascender for the wide opening, but your review helped me decide that the CT is not a good choice for me as it will result in more issues with rope passing though. Thank you for your video
That zoom at 2:35! Very nice!
Thanks! Motorized slider.
I'm just about to buy an HC version of the CT chest ascender. As a beginner caver I used mostly borrowed CT ascenders and I felt many times how badly it feeds the rope. Very annoying, however it seems that I finally managed to find a technique (~climbing like a frog), that seems to eliminate this. Well... I'll see how it performs on long term. Thanks for the video!
Exactly what I found... the CT ascenders demand better climbing form. Getting off-axis or leaning back too much and the chest ascender doesn't want to feed rope automatically.
I have had two of these in the last few years, a "plain" and an HC version. Both seemed to get worn out pretty fast when used in combination with a foot ascender. But then again, you are almost forced to use a foot ascender due to how badly they feed rope. I ended up switching to the Camp Turbochest which feeds well enough and seems also to last way longer albeit being much lighter, thanks to the reduced friction with the rope.
Thanks for all your great informative videos.
You have much more experience with it that I. Thanks for the feedback. It's common that the use of a foot ascender accelerates the wear on chest ascenders - usually below the cam.
Same here, I was using the regular version for about 1 year (with foot ascender) before I had to replace it due to wearing. I assume it is about half durable then the Croll S but still love it and find it easy to use
That ascent when you were listing the 'things i like/dislike' was amazing. My I please ask what cave that is?
Lechuguilla Cave
What are my biggest problems with a climbing harness for a roof is that it’s on the back? Is there a way to use this for roofing?