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== Slippage == | == Slippage == | ||
Garda hitch is prone to slip in some cases, as illustrated and studied by Ryan Jenks (HowNOT2).<ref name=hownot2 /> In general, the smaller the rope diameter and the bigger/more round the carabiners, the easier is for the hitch to slip. The lowest recorded slippage force was at just 2.4 kN (oval screw-gate carabiners used with 6mm nylon sling). In case of 9mm nylon rope, limit force was generally ~8-10 kN (desheating) except for the oval screw-gate carabiners (6 kN, slipping). In general, slippage should therefore not be an issue as long as a climbing rope together with D-shaped carabiners is used. | |||
Garda hitch is prone to slip in some cases, as illustrated and studied by Ryan Jenks (HowNOT2).<ref name=hownot2 /> In general, the smaller the rope diameter and the bigger/more round the carabiners, the easier is for the hitch to slip. The lowest recorded slippage force was at just 2.4 kN (oval screw-gate carabiners used with 6mm nylon sling). In case of 9mm nylon rope, limit force was generally ~8-10 kN (desheating) except for the oval screw-gate carabiners (6 kN, slipping). In general, slippage should not be an issue as long as a climbing rope together with D-shaped carabiners is used. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||