ascent event

[Dendrophile]

Hello,

 

Are there any comp climbers or judges who could clear up a few things about the new ascent event? I couldn't find any vids that demonstrate it.

 

1 - Is it a choked off doubled line that's set in the tree, similar to the usual foot lock event? Or could you specify it to be a single line? Or could you just ascend on one end of the line?

 

2 - Can you set up your descent to be on the same line you went up on? So if I ascended on a rope wrench system, all I'd need to do is un-clip my foot ascender for the changeover part.

 

3 - What is the most popular method people use? Footlock up and then install a doubled rope system when at the top? or just SRT up and then un-clip ascenders. I'm guessing it would waste a lot of time faffing around installing a VT and RW compared to just tying a footlock prussik.

 

Hope that makes sense. Any vids etc would be helpful.

 

Cheers

 

Rob