Product DescriptionThe Metolius Personal Anchor System (P.A.S.) is a nice alternative for climbers who want to move away from using the standard daisy chain.
My own interest in the P.A.S. was sparked after discussing safety precautions and rescue situations with my partner T Sharp, and after taking a self rescue class. While a daisy chain has it's place the most obvious draw back is the lack of full strength sewn loops. Metolius overcame this design by using individual full strength loops interwoven to form a link chain. The advantages are stronger pockets and more versatile piece of equipment. The drawbacks are that the length is fixed as body weight will always pull the loop to it's longest point. For anchors, extending your rappel and over all safety, the P.A.S. is in my opinion superior to the daisy chain.
On the down side, the P.A.S. is bulkier than a daisy, something Metolius changed in their most recent model, and I think the price a little high. I've also noticed that when wearing shorts, if clipped under your legs, that the loops are a little scratchy where the loops are bar tacked.
Personally I think it is a fine piece of gear to own and use. Images |
Reviews
| IceRavines | P.A.S. | | 
Hasn't voted | I purchased the p.a.s. and gave it a run and found it much safer then the conventional daisy chain. I noticed that it is well built and is designed to accept any form of biner in any link and still remain safe where as daisy chains have to be used in a particular manner. Great tool and simple to use. | | Posted Feb 13, 2007 11:03 pm |
| cushman | Panic Runner | | 
Voted 5/5 | I call these the "panic runner". Great for topping out our cleaning a belay, it's always girth-hitched to my harness. One feature I like about the PAS is when you are rappelling, you can clip your rappel device into two middle loops to extend it for better control. The other end can then be taken off the anchor and clipped to your belay loop for a backup. This is a versatile system everyone should try. | | Posted Dec 7, 2007 3:15 pm |
| AltitudeSickness | Saftey | | 
Voted 5/5 | I first seen this set up being used my my climbing buddy. I fell in love with it from the begining. The only thing I didn't like is the idea of girth hitching it to the harness. I prefer a locking carabiner for that job. I don't climb without it anymore. I have found that it is very useful as I top out and want to set up my belay. It is a great saftey setup with all kinds of adjustments available. | | Posted Jan 6, 2008 11:44 pm |
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