Climbing Anchors: Dynamic Rope vs PAS May Not Be What You Think
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Another discussion that seems to get climbers strangely combative is the decision to clove hitch into an anchor or to use a personal anchor system, or PAS. Well, like most things, there are tradeoffs. Dynamic properties to shock absorb fall loads might be a consideration. The full video gets into additional tradeoffs.
Prominant ropes in this video include:
the blue rope - Beal Opera 8.5mm
the organge rope - Petzl Volta Guide
the two rope (half rope) system - Beal Gully