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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Dyneema/Spectra... do NOT girth hitch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgygg8pzGI
SIET's video - note the Dyneema/Spectra sling girth hitched at the tie-in points!

Technical note:
A Dyneema/Spectra sling loses 50% of its strength when girth hitched!

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP18/newswire-dyneema-broken-sling-report
http://blog.weighmyrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mammut-Girth-Hitch-Report.pdf
https://rockandice.com/climb-safe/climb-safe-spectra-versus-nylon/
https://www.theclimbingguy.com/girth-hitch-a-sling-to-your-harness/
https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/qc-lab-connecting-two-slings-together.html
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