Personal rope tow

[newbie2011]

Have you guys seen this : https://www.zoaeng.com/ ?

Some testing videos have been published last year already: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCio...LRTqvjNzkvP8Ag

[Greco]

Very cool. No more earning your turns.

[slow]

I wonder how long the batteries last in cold temps?

I expect a test report from Jack in the near future.


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[jjue]

I would have to convince my son to always carry this thing up the mountain , secure it , then ski down to me , give me the device to go up , !

[slow]

Good plan Jack


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[newbie2011]

I wonder how long the batteries last in cold temps?

I also wonder how it will cope with snow sticking on the rope, could it become a problem when it tows you back up ?!?

[Steeps]

Hmm, wonder if I could rig our big cordless hole hog from work to do the same thing? Wouldn't want that monster in my backpack, though!
Mind you, the Zoa's 10 lbs, so it's probably not much worse.

The limitation would be the number of runs and the type of terrain that you're accessing. You need to skin up the first time, waste a run setting the rope, so after one run you haven't gained anything (except hauling a lot of extra gear). Since it's optimally designed for 15 degree slopes, by my standards you'd want to be getting hauled up a ridge or a gradual slope with a nice steep drop-off on the other side of the ridge. There's an area on my home hill that would work nicely with this (usually a short, steep bootpack to some wicked little chutes, but you could find a easier pitch down the ridge). Spare, swappable batteries would make it a bit more viable for sessioning the right slope.

Now, if you had an area where you could leave a permanent rope line, or a series of them, it could be a good way to speed up a long traverse in. Might be a great option for guided touring or access to a backcountry cabin, where you could ditch the unit and tour more interesting terrain. Still, it's a cool idea!

[newbie2011]

Now, if you had an area where you could leave a permanent rope line, or a series of them, it could be a good way to speed up a long traverse in. Might be a great option for guided touring or access to a backcountry cabin, where you could ditch the unit and tour more interesting terrain. Still, it's a cool idea!

That would be a great idea, if it would be possible to have the pulling rig slide somehow over the rope, allowing to keep it in place for the next run... This way you could hike in late autumn and lay some ropes and have them ready for when there's enough snow

[Steeps]

Hehe, that sounds like cheating but it's a good idea. Might have to climb some trees depending on the expected snowfall, though!