my progression

[mtt.tr]

I've been climbing for 3 months commercially before that about two weeks in a harness.

I started with a Blake's hitch and pulley thought it was great. Then got tired of it binding and went to a hc and vt wow I was impressed, life was easy then invested in cambium savers.

But I always seem to think SRT when I try to position myself I'm just not efffecient on drt. so I've been playing with an ascender descender tool for SRT whilst I was figuring stuff out I made a rough rw, tried it out liked it. Left it there still climbing drt at work.

Still bashing ideas around my head in the garage I decided to make a nice rope wrench with a pulley wheel I turned up on the lathe and tried it for the first time at work.

I work two medium oaks form one tree wow I can swing with no effort redirect my self to get to the very tips of trees walking on 1inch thick stems, I think this is possibly the best discovery I have had in climbing so far. It so easy even the more experienced teacher I work with said I looked more comfy got around quicker and adapted very fast.

 

I think he will be on SRT soon. Was good as I thought I was done dead wooding and lifting the second tree got to my first anchor to be told to go back into the other tree to do some more. Drt I would of been wound up but not SRT I can move about so easily. I love it. Possible the most fun I've had at work so far.

 

Thanks for reading.

[5 shires]

Sounds interesting. Am all for anything that makes climbing and movement in and around a tree more easier as i'am in the over 50 age group of climbers.

[Dan Curtis]

Any chance of seeing pictures of the homemade wrenches?

[Mark Bolam]

I did a rescue on a quad copter yesterday which was stuck high in a skinny chestnut.

Bagged high into adjacent tree, set line, base tie off and up I went. So easy. So quick.

 

My Poison Ivy is a bit tatty now.

What ropes do you lads recommend for wrenching with a HC/VT? Still use Ddrt for stuff as well. Is 60m a PITA? I'm loving the base tie off.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I switched to an SRWP system because I could see the ergonomic advantage.

 

I didn't expect it to make climbing fun again. Instead of stressing about friction on branches, those branches are now my best friends.

Excellent.

 

 

Sent with my iPhone from me, to you!

[mtt.tr]

I'm using 13mm New England but when's it worn out I'll buy tachyon have it for my side line and think it's great.

 

Here's the rope wrench I made since made a stiff tether not as pretty as I hoped but seems to work. If I like it I will make a better one.

[Dan Curtis]

I did a rescue on a quad copter yesterday which was stuck high in a skinny chestnut.

Bagged high into adjacent tree, set line, base tie off and up I went. So easy. So quick.

 

My Poison Ivy is a bit tatty now.

What ropes do you lads recommend for wrenching with a HC/VT? Still use Ddrt for stuff as well. Is 60m a PITA? I'm loving the base tie off.

 

I said a few things here about ropes this morning mate, just my two pence;

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/68475-rope-me.html

 

 

I use a 60m length of Tachyon from time to time, srt it's not an issue for me as I can set the tail whatever length I like regardless of BA/Top TIP. If you plan your climbs I don't see why it would be an issue DdRT but would perhaps be a bit heavy when you do need to move it in a 7m tree!

[mistahbenn]

I bet Kevin Bingham Is on the phone to the patent office as we speak lol

[mtt.tr]

I hope to not cause Kevin any offence but if I can make it and enjoy doing it then I will. Must be the only 20 year old living by make do and mend. Haha

[UskaMaaninka]

I made my own too (unveiled in my setup-thread) and I´m loving it, today had an 3h rec climb in a large beech and its rocking and also creaking a little =)