August 2018
LSD: It’s Not Just a Drug
August 6, 2018
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Guides' Tech Tips Rock Climbing The LSD (Load Strand Direct) lower is a safe and efficient way to lower an ambulant climber when using a plaquette or guide-plate style belay device.
When you clip the climber’s strand of rope you are defeating the plaquette device's braking properties. So now with no assisted braking feature, you have a normal style plate belay device. This type of lowering is similar to the redirected plate without having to change the system.
Remember when performing this technique a backup is recommended on the brake strand. You might also find the orientation of the loop on the plaquette to change the efficiency of this lowering method.
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Video: Austin Schmitz
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