Another 40 year old just starting

[forestboy1978]

15 minutes ago, Wonky said:

You like this ?

Same difference but double. Should have been a wider top to get betterer triangulation. But I was learning at the time ??

 

I got it thanks. But you almost may as well have just had the one up there other than the safety aspect I guess. Unions don't look the grandest. 

 

How come no cambium savers?

 

I need another long line..... gah

[Khriss]

Possibly better than sex - its fluffy n grips K

[Khriss]

1 minute ago, forestboy1978 said:

I got it thanks. But you almost may as well have just had the one up there other than the safety aspect I guess. Unions don't look the grandest. 

 

How come no cambium savers?

 

I need another long line..... gah

No - you need sleep K 

[sime42]

Don't forget about redirecting your main line

[sime42]

Climbing line. It's a useful technique for long branch walks and far out horizontal work.

[Wonky]

10 hours ago, forestboy1978 said:

Unions don't look the grandest. 

 

How come no cambium savers?

 

 

We were not shown the use of cambium / friction savers,  I wish they did it was a lot harder work.  But I guess when I do use them I will appreciate them more.

Also was told anything thicker than your wrist was fine as it was oak. So I was only doing what I was told  and trying different things.

those trees had been climbed many times before me and had no moss on them, but all the other trees around them did.

[Haironyourchest]

1 hour ago, Wonky said:

We were not shown the use of cambium / friction savers,  I wish they did it was a lot harder work.  But I guess when I do use them I will appreciate them more.

Also was told anything thicker than your wrist was fine as it was oak. So I was only doing what I was told  and trying different things.

those trees had been climbed many times before me and had no moss on them, but all the other trees around them did.

Our instructor said "As thick as the thickest part of your forearm.

[Carl1991]

Always take a spare crab and prussik up with you, set one high main anchor and leave it there. On big spreads, to help you get out on skinny limbs, use the other end of your rope, tie a bowline in the end and set prussik, set it above you and back each one off till your where you want to be. I some times use a 8m strop and switch it to my bridge instead of d's.

[Khriss]

Six week arb course n no redirects or cambium savers ? Where was this ? K

[sime42]

Always take a spare crab and prussik up with you, set one high main anchor and leave it there. On big spreads, to help you get out on skinny limbs, use the other end of your rope, tie a bowline in the end and set prussik, set it above you and back each one off till your where you want to be. I some times use a 8m strop and switch it to my bridge instead of d's.

Carl1991;- how do you attached the long strop to your bridge, exactly? I occasionally use the same approach or attach one of my normal strops to the bridge. It always ends up too crowded though as it all has to clip into the single ring..I've also tried using the spare hole on the Hitch Climber but thats too crowded as well.