Racking alpine draws: one-handed tripling technique

Graham Johnson wrote:Nice! I like it. Looks like your dog is unimpressed though...

I had to explain it to Vesper, then he was pretty enthused:

youtube.com/watch?v=PgxsoWn…

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Killis Howard wrote:That is kinda swanky, nice. I'm thinking that the toughest part to get used to is the flipping of the top biner to an easily clipped upside-down position (and then back, which is where I think there's an unmentioned extra couple steps compared with the clip-to-you, biner-thru, clip-to-the-hanging-two one-handed method of re-tripling that was mentioned above)....

Killis - I might just be a klutz, but I often fumble the ball while passing one 'biner through the other with just one free hand. Clipping the correct strands on the other side can be difficult depending on the wind, body position, (etc.) since they are a moving target...but I'm not ruling out the possibility that I'm a klutz.

I like, not the only way or all the time but a useful trick to put in the arsenal. Thanks.

I extend tripled draws reasonably well one-handed by putting one strand at the bottom of the biner (nearest the hinge) and hold the other two strands above the gate and hold the gate open. They'll usually shake out of the biner and you're good to go.

Hey Gregger,

A+++

and Vesper is so cute!

Well thank you. That is one less pain-in-the-ass.

I'm way to drunk to follow these methods but instinct tells me that we are pSt the point of reasonabiliify. Icant imVine thinking this much aout binersand slings. Thanks foe the videos... Will remember the is stuff next time in the mountains.

So funny... with the title of the thread I thought... ya right... let's see what kind of dumb idea this is and how much flaming will ensue...

But, that is actually pretty dang awesome!!!! Thanks for the tip!!!!!

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Awesome! Thanks! A!!

another vote for Vesper being an engaging part of this fine post.

!A! So simple yet so helpful!

A+ Thanks!

A - Will have to try that next time. I usually pass the biner through the other but this looks like it might be a more elegant solution. Thanks.