Helpful Advice Please from SRT Climbers...

[carlos]

stick with it , it can take a while to get all the new gear to work well, settings, travel adjustment ect.

if you can find the time and a tree with a clear asscent , then play about up and down adjusting gear and techniques to see what works.

it does take time.

[Steve Bullman]

I gave srt a try, and decided if I was ever going to get the hang of it I would need to put away my ddrt kit, which i did for 6 months. I did get the hang of it, and although I could see its huge advantages on some trees and energy saving in general, what I never could get back was the fluidity that I had with Ddrt. I ultimately decided to shelve it and went back to enjoying my old style.

 

How long have you been climbing for? My son is just starting out and once he is comfortable with knots and generally getting around a tree I plan on introducing him to srt. None of the other climbers where he works use it so after a bit of tuition from me he will basically be on his own with it.

[Blah]

I found the Schultz effect really useful in getting to grips with SRT: 

The Schultz Effect

THESCHULTZEFFECT.GUMROAD.COM

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Best $39 spent.

[Rich Rule]

I’ll second that.  The Schultz Effect is well worth the money.

[mikedrums69]

Stick with it mon. 
I didn’t see any major benefit at first. In fact I went back to climbing solely on double rope for a while. Only to convert back after all my aches and pains came back. 
If anything the major benefit is on your body and energy levels after a climb.
Time wise. From setting lines to finishing I haven’t noticed a massive difference.

[Al Duffill]

Hi, for canopy access I’d ditch the knee ascender, I use a chest and foot ascender and “footlock” my way up pulling my legs up as far as I can, it’s fairly rapid [emoji106]

[Jamie Jones]

17 hours ago, Al Duffill said:

Hi, for canopy access I’d ditch the knee ascender, I use a chest and foot ascender and “footlock” my way up pulling my legs up as far as I can, it’s fairly rapid

What Chest Ascender do you use?

[Al Duffill]

I clip my Bulldog bone to a chest harness, when I used a rope wrench I just used a Pantin foot ascender [emoji106]

[Mick Dempsey]

From a French site, Paris in the 40s.

 

Srt, some kind of slip knot on his harness, anyone know the knot? I seem to remember Hap Johnson using something similar on his famous “coffee break” tv ad.

 I think he’s using a hatchet to repollard the plane tree.

 

Not much new in the world.

 

 

Edited February 19, 2022 by Mick Dempsey

[sime42]

From a French site, Paris in the 40s.
 
Srt, some kind of slip knot on his harness, anyone know the knot? I seem to remember Hap Goodman using something similar on his famous “coffee break” tv ad.
 I think he’s using a hatchet to repollard the plane tree.
 
Not much new in the world.
 
 

It's a Munter Hitch I reckon.