Some crazy stuff with very thin, slippery, 1/8" (2500 lb bs per strand) Amsteel Dyneema. See here for more controlled tests of raps and heating. | |
Can we ascend slippery amsteel with frictions knots? Well, a bit, with the right knot. These schwabisch knots are made from polyester-sheathed Dyneema. |
Munter with a twist for intermediate-speed descent |
Supermunter and autoblock
(made from thin polyester-sheathed Dyneema) |
Supermunter from another view, brake-hand angle controls speed. |