SRT Kit
Single Rope Technique (SRT) gear | |||
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This equipment is not required until you get into caving seriously. | |||
| Harness |
Any harness will do, but caving harnesses are specifically designed for SRT and are recommended. Considerations are comfort: you may be sitting in the harness for some time; cleaning: harness will get wet and muddy.
Caving harness, Access Gear | ||
| Chest harness | Required to maintain position of Croll ascender.
Prusik cord or elasticised cord can also be used with a simple loop around the neck. | ||
| Cows Tail
tape double 20mm | Petzl and Aspiring (30/60 cm) Double tape cows tails are available.
A fixed cowstails stitched to the Triad harness can be supplied. | ||
| Cows tail
3m of 9mm dynamic rope |
Also required one screw gate karabiner (or rapide), and two twist (double not triple action) lock karabiners. | ||
| Ascender Lanyard | Aspiring safety sling (80cm).
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| Pack Strap |
Aspiring Pack Strap.
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| Ascenders | Petzl Ascension | ||
| Petzl Croll | |||
| Explorer ascender (Aspiring) | |||
| Mini and chest ascender (Aspiring), both | |||
| Descenders | Petzl Stop (not recommended for New Zealand) | ||
| Petzl five bar Rack (not recommended for New Zealand) | |||
| Aspiring five bar Rack stainless (recommended) | |||
| Rope |
Static for SRT. 10mm std diameter, also 9mm and 11mm, 30, 40, or 50 metres. Aspiring Enterprises, Bivouac | ||
Harness Arrangement
Keep things in strict order, from left to right (or vice versa)
- cowstail
- descender (rack or stop)
- chest ascender connection
- ascender lanyard
Footloop attached to hole in base of ascender, or to rope attached to ascender.
Pack strap attached to harness between legs, or donkey's tail - loose end of ascender rope.