Rope-to-rope transfer

Before attempting any rope-to-rope transfer, ensure you are in descent mode.

1. Lock off the descender and position the back-up device high up on the safety rope.
2. Take hold of the new working rope and attach both ascenders to it, taking care to pull through all slack rope so that the chest ascender is in tension.
3. Place a secondary back-up device on the second back-up rope.
4. Descend the original working and safety ropes until the weight is transferred to the new ropes.
5. Remove the descender and back-up device.
6. Place the back-up device on the new safety rope above the knot, remove the cow's tail and untie the knot.