Double Clutching the GRiGRi while simul-rapping

How many of you are employing this technique?

It can be seen pretty clearly here in this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ1Dl9LVpvY

/shrug adding unnecessary danger

always nice seeing videos of what not to do

Once every month or so, Vas shows up and trolls this site. I didn't watch the video, and maybe there's a serious point, but I just figure he's getting his fix somehow.

No harm in that. I love watching people blow up over trolls.

Rock on, Vas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjL07JQ5cLo

Jake Jones wrote:

Clearly?  Idk.  All I can see is two people rapping on Gris with a long sling between them that's employed somehow for some reason.

Tethering together is often used to eliminate the typical risk of simul raps. Not to say this eliminates all risk, but in theory it prevents folks from dropping themselves by opening the device fully (you're stuck to your partner). Can also eliminate complications from one person inadvertently unweighting their strand and removing the counterbalance. Not a perfect system, and still sub-optimal and generally preferred to just rap normally. 

Another half-ass solution to a Gri problem. Ditch the Gri.

Dumb. And what is that annoying clanking noise throughout the video? The photographer's gear?

Tradiban wrote:

Another half-ass solution to a Gri problem. Ditch the Gri.

There is no "Gri" problem. Only people who don't know how to use them.  

BigNobody wrote:

There is no "Gri" problem. Only people who don't know how to use them.  

That's the problem.

Max Forbes wrote:

Tethering together is often used to eliminate the typical risk of simul raps. Not to say this eliminates all risk, but in theory it prevents folks from dropping themselves by opening the device fully (you're stuck to your partner). Can also eliminate complications from one person inadvertently unweighting their strand and removing the counterbalance. Not a perfect system, and still sub-optimal and generally preferred to just rap normally. 

If one person raps of the end of the (unknotted) rope, a tether isn't going to save either one of them.

Gunkiemike wrote:

If one person raps of the end of the (unknotted) rope, a tether isn't going to save either one of them.

"Not to say it eliminates all risk" 

What "double clutching"? At what time do you clearly see it?

Max Forbes wrote:

"Not to say it eliminates all risk" 

Nor the greatest.

I can't understand why we've taken a dangerous technique and have made it more dangerous. People who fret over equalizing two 3/8" bolts, shock loading and micro fractures will happily simul rap. I don't get it. 

What's with the enormous backpack? Also, this dude has mad skills to be able to manage the selfie stick during this sketchy-ass procedure.

Mark Hudon wrote:

I can't understand why we've taken a dangerous technique and have made it more dangerous. People who fret over equalizing two 3/8" bolts, shock loading and micro fractures will happily simul rap. I don't get it. 

This.......+1