Anyone still climbing with knots these days?

[parkertrees]

Cant say i could imagine reverting back to a Prussik or Blakes these days. Went to ZZ, then onto SJ3. SJ takes some getting used to, but after 4 years I'd not consider anything else... makes you Quick as

[treevolution]

Even with the bulldog bone I use more knots now with srt then I ever did with drt. 

 

Who needs a ladder when you can rope walk 😁

 

Really useful information on this. 

[JAG63]

Knut or VT for me.

 

[Mark Bolam]

4 hours ago, parkertrees said:

Cant say i could imagine reverting back to a Prussik or Blakes these days. Went to ZZ, then onto SJ3. SJ takes some getting used to, but after 4 years I'd not consider anything else... makes you Quick as

I would totally disagree with that mate.

A Spiderjack won’t make you quicker, that’s just sales bull.

They are a brilliant device, watch Joe Harris in the ‘Spiderjackery’ vid on youtube. Stupidly quick.

Joe admits he’s as quick on a VT.

 

Not knocking them, just too many young lads thinking they’ll be the bollocks if they get one and realising they’re still average.

 

[Retired Climber]

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I would totally disagree with that mate.

A Spiderjack won’t make you quicker, that’s just sales bull.

They are a brilliant device, watch Joe Harris in the ‘Spiderjackery’ vid on youtube. Stupidly quick.

Joe admits he’s as quick on a VT.

 

Not knocking them, just too many young lads thinking they’ll be the bollocks if they get one and realising they’re still average.

 

That's a bit ageist. I can be just a crap with a load of shiny kit as with a length of old rope and a couple of prussick loops. 

[parkertrees]

17 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

I would totally disagree with that mate.

A Spiderjack won’t make you quicker, that’s just sales bull.

They are a brilliant device, watch Joe Harris in the ‘Spiderjackery’ vid on youtube. Stupidly quick.

Joe admits he’s as quick on a VT.

 

Not knocking them, just too many young lads thinking they’ll be the bollocks if they get one and realising they’re still average.

 

No marketing bull, I find the SJ saves time up a tree. It self tends so well that you can adjust position quickly before a cut using just one hand. 

 

Lots of little time and effort saving benefits add up over the course of a job.

 

I completely agree that a spider jack wont make you the bollocks of a climber, but if you're already the bollocks, I think it only compliments your abilities.

[Steve Bullman]

1 hour ago, parkertrees said:

tends so well that you can adjust position quickly before a cut using just one hand. 

You can do that with a vt if tied right 

[Dan Maynard]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

You can do that with a vt of tied right 

Exactly why I like my VT. I also reckon I've got faster at doing the job in the last 5 years by moving less not by moving faster.

[parkertrees]

2 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

You can do that with a vt if tied right 

I've climbed on all these methods, and found after many years that the SJ3 suits my climbing style the most. Each to their own i suppose, just for me the SJ feels the most fluid and intuitive to use

[parkertrees]

1 hour ago, Dan Maynard said:

Exactly why I like my VT. I also reckon I've got faster at doing the job in the last 5 years by moving less not by moving faster.

Agree with you on that. maximising efficiency up a tree is better than being quick around it. 

 

I wasn't referring to literal speed, rather speed of job completion to a good standard.