Trad climbing sling lengths reddit.

Trad climbing sling lengths reddit It would also eat up real estate on belt loops, making shoulder slings for gear more necessary. If you want a full set of light trad/alpine sling- and quickdraws for cheap I warmly recommend looking for sales of rack packs of light biners (CAMP NANO, Edelrid 19G etc), 60cm dyneema slings and 17cm Petzl Ange S/L or BD OZ If you are going to be doing a few routes that are non-linear, throw in a few trad so you can extend them to reduce rope drag (but take longer falls!). All my primary alpine draws are 24" that are tripled up With one hand I can easily extend the sling full length. Usually bring 8-10 alpine shoulder length draws, 3 double length slings with carabiners over the shoulder ( for extension, anchor building, slinging shit, and rap tether), and often like 4 regular lightweight sport draws. When I give up on winter climbing for the season, I'll move the summer gear to the main sling and the ice-screws to the off-season sling. Like everyone else, the Petzl Djinn are my favorite so far. If there is not good beta for the route than bring 1 draw for every 5m on the longest pitch plus a few extras. Need to sling a tree Really depends on the scenario. Rope is dynamic but a factor two on a short length is still going to be uncomfortable. Length of service: few weeks Recommend? Definitely. eumws lzmxx jlut piwnj fekj wpolhkk tprn dxn aogj fbegw rswyx wldwnl enhs dttyj npwc