Climbing plane trees

[paradise]

Ok, I have a shiny new heavyweight throwbag. One more question - what's the best way to tie it to a rope? The attachment ring is too small to stick a loop of rope through as you would with string and I don't want a clunky bowline that will get caught in forks. Any ideas?

[Rupe]

A small micro crab? A larger krab will do for now and it will also add weight, watch out for it hittign you in the face!

 

Where did you get a throwbag from so quick?

[Rupe]

[paradise]

oh yeah, one of them on the spliced end of the rope should do nicely - cheers

 

 

I happen to live 15 minutes from FR Jones

[David Humphries]

I happen to live 15 minutes from FR Jones

 

 

 

 

That's dangerous

 

 

 

 

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

 

I happen to live 15 minutes from FR Jones

 

Poor soul I feel sorry for you mate

[Mesterh]

Have you been shown how to make a throwing knot with your rope, or "handbag" as we used to call it?

 

I prefer the term 'manbag' thank you very much.

 

Only footballers use handbags.

 

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[DrewB]

Okay, think I might go and get a throw bag for the rope today. I know a throwline from the ground is the easiest thing but I want to practice without one to improve my climbing.

 

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i personally reckon that the climbing starts with setting the throwline. get good at this and youll spend more time climbing and less time throwing your rope once in the tree which should improve your climbing.

[Rupe]

Do you not think that basic advancing in the tree should be mastered before getting dependant on throwlines? Maybe I'm biased, I climbed for 7-8 years or so before I ever got a throwline. Now I'm quite good with the throwline so I reckon I have the best of both worlds.

[DrewB]

i hear ya rupe but i get frustrated with some of the students that come over from the UK who cant even throw a throwline at all. I think its a basic skill but also advancing once in the tree using your rope is too, but from the ground i really believe its a huge bonus. A lot of the council trees we work on get climbed a lot and the constant rope wear really knackers them and so we now try and install a cambium saver via a throwline on virtually every tree. With removals ill install a line first using athrowline rather than spiking up on the flipline as i think its safer and quicker. Removing hangers with the throwline is also a bonus- i know you know all this, its just i think the throwline is often an underused tool due to the initial hardships of being accurate with the throw.