[Charlton Chestwig]

Hi,

Just wondering how the sneeky kneebar works that is reported to make the overlap section a path?

Many thanks for any help you can provide!

CC

[Ethan]

Don't bother, its shit. Just pull hard and power on through it!

[Paul B]

photo here:

http://chrislockyer.blogspot.com/2010/05/cheedale-cornice.html

[Johnny Brown]

All I know is its unusable without a decent kneepad setup.

[shark]

I wore through the hessian on a piece of premium grade piece of Hugh McKay bedroom carpet with a sequence that involved swivelling 90 degrees on the kneebar making about 2 foot moves and 5 hand moves.

Towards the end this was the easiest section of the route. 

[dave]

Would you have faired a bit better with an axeminster or wilton? Maybe something designed for a hallway rather than a bedroom.

[shark]

Would you have faired a bit better with an axeminster or wilton? Maybe something designed for a hallway rather than a bedroom.

It lasted just long enough 

[Serpico]

Would it not be easier to permanently carpet the underside of the overlap than have everyone bringing individual bits of carpet to the crag? What's the community view on in-situ carpet?

[dave]

I'd like to see DMM destruction testing some shagpile before we make any descision on this.

[Jaspersharpe]

Fucking hippies.

[Johnny Brown]

A few years ago I actually undertook some research, government funded no less (pdf here, p.31) , into carpet's durability when used for edge protection in rope access. I daresay the results could be extrapolated into the knee/rock interface. Our findings suggested carpet lacks the integrity to withstand localised wear when trapped between rope and rock. Canvas is far superior. Good to know your taxes aren't wasted isn't it? Durable canvas climbing kecks are of course available from Blox of Sheffield....