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The
Wild Country Single Rope Controller is rigged by inserting a bight
into the right side (as shown) of the controller, and clipping
an HMS carabiner through the slots and the bight. The HMS is anchored
appropriately. Rope is fed by turning the Controller horizontally.
During a fall, the Controller is pulled into the orientation shown
in the photograph, and the HMS carabiner is pulled to the side,
wedging the rope between the carabiner and the two lower pins.
The Single Rope Controller is similar to the Camp
Yo-yo, but does not have the V-slot that was added to the
Yo-yo.
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Version B is similar to Version A, with the primary difference being that the carabiner slot is longer. This makes feeding the rope somewhat easier.
Version B is sold with its own HMS carabiner that features a strange plastic lock that when used properly almost always guarantees that the carabiner does not open accidentally (although someone will find a way, so be careful). More important, the plastic lock helps keep the carabiner oriented properly. I prefer not to carry extra doo-dads on serious climbs, but for "is-neither climbing" (i.e., sport climbing) it seems to work reasonably well.
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