The UP arrow is a better graphic than the little guy with a helmet I think. Glad they switched to that. The Gris Gris goes one better and shows the rope path, your belaying hand, and the climber.
You'd be surprised how many experienced people get spaced out and mess up things as well. On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Mark Minton <[email protected]> wrote: > Petzl gear has had an "up" arrow on their ascenders for many years. > On the Croll it is a small figure of a caver with one arm pointing up in > the direction of travel, rather than an obvious arrow. Maybe it's part of > the CE certification, because most all brands have something similar, even > those made in the USA. I do remember thinking it was one of those "Duh!" > things, though, like telling you food will be hot after you microwave it. > ;-) > > Mark > > > At 10:58 AM 1/26/2012, Diana Tomchick wrote: > >> Even the Petzl Basic ascender (my favorite, http://www.petzl.com/en/** >> outdoor/multi-purpose-**ascenders-0/basic<http://www.petzl.com/en/outdoor/multi-purpose-ascenders-0/basic>) >> has an "up" arrow on it. >> >> This ClimbTech ascender appears to have been designed with rock climbers >> in mind. No idea how well it would hold up to muddy, gritty caving >> conditions. >> >> Diana >> >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Mixon Bill wrote: >> >> > What's this world coming to, when a handled ascender like that has an >> "up" arrow on it? >> > --Mixon >> > > Please reply to [email protected] > Permanent email address is [email protected] > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscribe@**texascavers.com<[email protected]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > texascavers-help@texascavers.**com<[email protected]> > >
