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C’est vrai que vous amenez une bonne dose d’aventure aussi 😁

Hello! So about the Cabrit boots! The main difference is this: you can see the Cabrit boots (like the bestards) as mountain/hiking boots while the adidas are more like sneakers/sport shoes. The Cabrits are sturdy, but the points I mentioned in the video, such as the upper gaiter stitch, wear out a bit, overall good quality. I find the adidas more comfortable, but mainly because of 2 reasons; first, I tend to wear more barefoot shoes with a wide toe box. The Cabrits’ toebox is narrower which for me is a bit less comfortable. Also, the Cabrits size narrower than the adidas, next time I will buy a size bigger in the Cabrits.

The Cabrits are pretty good shoes, good quality. As mentioned in the previous comment, I find the adidas more comfortable. The Cabrits have a stiffer sole, which lasts longer than the adidas, but which I find less comfortable, mainly because I’m used to barefoot shoes with a wider toebox. You can see the Cabrits (as the Bestards) as mountaineering/hiking boots where the adidas are more like sneakers/sports shoes. Cabrits are a bit narrower and size smaller than the adidas for me. Next time I’d buy a size bigger in the Cabrits.

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Ha, merci Christophe! En Français.. Eh ben oui, je fais des efforts pour m’intégrer ! 😁

Hi! The answer is yes! All descenders can be locked using the universal way - a mule knot (in dutch alpine slip knoop and in french noeud de mule) secured by a stopper knot. I don’t recommend the technique where you pass the breaking rope between the eight and other rope, as this is very hard to undo in a free hanging abseil or under tension. It’s on my shortlist for making a video on it :-)

Great. Thank you

thanks for the information dude. I didn't know that!!! I think you're on the wrond video tho :(

Lol! Ca viendra 😀

Hey, thanks for your input! You are right, however, this only works if you have a small diameter, flexible rope and a figure of eight where the small hole is big enough, such as the 8 model of the brand "Faders".

@@svenvancleemput I stand corrected! Sorry I’m used to climbing trees with ropes not rocks haha , interesting to know about the faders, Learn something new everyday!

jaymie wharton According to Richard Delaney, Rope Lab about the Figure-8 A person can comfortably hold with one hand on 11mm rope the following: Standard Mode 150 lbs, Sport Mode 134 lbs and with two hands Standard Mode 517 lbs and Sport Mode 337 lbs.

Good point

Hey! Thanks for your comment. That is a great idea, will put it on my shortlist!

Hi! Thanks for your input! I’ll try to make some separate videos for each technique soon.

Glad you liked the video! Thanks!

Thank you!

Hi! That scene is just to illustrate the fact that the top system needs to be releasable under tension. A grigri works great as bottom system, but if you use it as top system, and you have all your weight on the bottom system, the tension on the rope will make it impossible to move the grigri up.

Glad it was helpful!

Hey! The reason is simply because I am used to using it all the time! For rigging, moving on technical sections, and quick interventions when people get stuck.

You just have to be very mindful, it is easy to lose your basic this way, unless you’ve learned a good habit of how to handle the carabiner with the basic attached to it :-)

Thank you! I've been procrastinating on this topic, but I do feel it is something that we don't talk about often. The mental game is super important. Glad you liked the video!

Thank you!

Thanks Dan! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks!

Martin Rivera Accordingto Richard Delaney, Rope Lab about the Figure-8 A person can comfortably hold with one hand on 11mm rope the following: Standard Mode 150 lbs, Sport Mode 134 lbs and with two hands Standard Mode 517 lbs and Sport Mode 337 lbs. Never lose your Figure-8: Have the Figure-8 attached to the carabiner by the big hole. Pass the bight through the big hole and over the small hole, next flip and place onto the carabiner.

Hi Don, good point! This goes also for muddy water etc. As you say, the rope becomes like sandpaper (sandrope lol) and eats any soft materials. One option is to go into caving descenders (also aluminum but easily replaceable parts), other option is getting a stainless steel descender instead of an aluminum one, like for example the devil-8 in stainless steel, which is much more resistant to wear and tear (but heavier).

​@svenvancleemput Rappel devices should be made in stainless steel. Especially, when they're as small as these 8's. Maybe the Conterra Scarab, the CMC 3D, or the SMC Micro Rappel Rack. Have you tried any of these?

Exactly! A grigri works perfectly as a bottom system. It's just to point out that the upper system has to be able to slide when the rope is under tension.

David Krummenacher According to Richard Delaney, Rope Lab about the Figure-8 A person can comfortably hold with one hand on 11mm rope the following: Standard Mode 150 lbs, Sport Mode 134 lbs and with two hands Standard Mode 517 lbs and Sport Mode 337 lbs.

@@AMC-eq3jr Who uses or carries an 11mm rope when canyoneering? 8-9mm ropes are the ones I have experienced.

@@davidkrummenacher1570 what, you're not using 35mm jute? Damn kids got no respect for the classics.

Hi! Good observation! Canyoning is a bit an exception to the uses in climbing. We do use a third hand - autoblocking system like a machard or other - but only in specific conditions. In general, when the waterfall is higher than 30m, and the most important condition: no water. The issue with a third hand is the problem of not being able to escape swiftly when in the water, with risk of drowning. But if you check my video on the Craponoz canyon with the 120m abseil, you'll see I'm putting in a backup ;)

@@svenvancleemput That makes sense, that you for the reply.