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I think that's why I will never be a good climber. I fixate on the risks too much that it slows me down in comparison to others. In an often productivity fueled world best practises are not encouraged or adopted.

 

As has been mentioned human error is often the issue. They happen to the best of us though - tired, rushing to get something finished, momentarily distracted. I read somewhere most accidents happen in the last half hour of the working day.

 

I think you are confusing a good climber with a fast climber mate. Admittedly some folk are both though.

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I think you are confusing a good climber with a fast climber mate. Admittedly some folk are both though.

 

Arn't all "good" climbers fast?

 

You get "competent" climbers who are steady, but useful, but to be a "good" climber I think you need to be pretty quick, after all "time is money":001_smile:

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Arn't all "good" climbers fast?

 

You get "competent" climbers who are steady, but useful, but to be a "good" climber I think you need to be pretty quick, after all "time is money":001_smile:

 

Yeah ideally both but they are a pretty rare breed in my experience. I have been off the tools for 12 years so I am neither anymore. I do recommend a few tree surgeons to my clients and I will go with good (quality and safety) over speed every time. But then I suppose I am not paying them.

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I would say all good climbers can be fast if the job calls for it.

 

We've all seen 'fast' climbers crashing stuff down swamping the groundies, so the job actually takes twice as long.

 

 

Definitely this.

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

A good climber will have the measure of how quick the ground crew is and be able to dictate the optimum pace to keep the flow rate going without burning everyone out.

 

 

 

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Definitely this.

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

A good climber will have the measure of how quick the ground crew is and be able to dictate the optimum pace to keep the flow rate going without burning everyone out.

 

 

 

Timon.

 

 

This👍, efficiency and brains beat speed and braun everyday of the week.

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Slow is slick and slick is fast, every day of the week. Taking the time to do things in the right order especially when rigging so the ground crew aren't trying to un-hang stuff is good. Why oh why did you leave that peg? I'd like to say as a climber I've never done it or that I don't occasionally try and rig something out when i should move and get rid of some other stuff first, but that would be a lie and I feel a t**t every time.

 

I know a few climbers who are incredibly quick and do everything by the book, but few and far between and often they look slo from the ground so echos mine and a few others first comment.

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