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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.