Kong Slyde personal tether demo

The Kong Slyde is a clever device that can be used to make a personal tether for climbing. Use about 2 meters of rope that's around 8.5 mm. It's easily adjustable to any length you like, and is quite inexpensive to make.

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[beingaware]

Great review! I am always interested in the factor 2 fall ability of these new lanyards. I guess it can absorb because the rope you should choose should be dynamic and not static.

[CaseyRyback-eece]

Nice video but I think the stopper knot should be more than an overhand knot my suggestion would be a DOUBLE or TRIPLE barrel knot with a good amount of tail.

[funnyconsensus]

not sure if it matters but kong website says the slyde should be used with 9-10mm rope. be safe ! thanks for all ur vids!

[martinkretschmann]

Which knot would you use for a high rapell device? Directed figure 8, alpine butterfly or...? In this case it would probably need a little more than 2 m of rope.

[giovanniroversi]

I strongly advise against using an eight mm rope in this device since from my personal experience a so thin rope gets crossed into the larger hole of the Slide and so the device set-up loses its halting function and becomes nothing more than a sort of munter hitch. I had use it in aid climbing in my first attempts and it happened a few times (bad moments). A nine mm rope should avoid this eventuality (maybe), but of course it makes the system much stiffer. I think Kong should reinvent this device using smaller holes for smaller ropes, both achieving a smooth use and avoding the rope-crossing danger.