Old climber needs help

[Mark Bolam]

‘I’m an old climber asking for help but I’ll continue climbing on a Blake’s and ignore absolutely everyone’s advice because old school is best you gear obsessed young pussies’.

[maybelateron]

I prefer emptying my full chip box with a shovel actually. Come to think of it a kid's beach spade might be better.

[sime42]

On 29/07/2023 at 12:27, hedge mong said:

Having done many years I doubt I'll change much .

All this equipment to carry around seems a bit excessive really.

I'm not interested in rope Access just the basics so I can climb legally. It seems to me that the youngsters are over complicated on the way they cut tree these days .

I climb trees and use a rope for security and getting around. Can't see the need for a spiders web set up in a tree from another one next to it just to do a crown reduction .🙃

 

You could try a different knot out at least. Something like a Distel Hitch say, tied in separate friction cord. Also, add a small slack tending pulley. It'll be so much smoother and nicer. With only very modest outlay and minimal extra kit to carry.

 

[peds]

I climb so infrequently that I've never invested in a bit of kit, I just climb on a knot. Having climbed regularly on a zigzag before that, I ****************ing hate it. I cannot imagine climbing day to day without something fancy, like your playing the game with one hand tied behind your back just for the hell of it. Mental.

Edited July 31, 2023 by peds

[Domino]

I love this guy....reminds me of the Vespian days.

 How wonderfully innocent you are if don't twig this 😀, everyone does realise this is a troll right????  

[hedge mong]

Well I went up today.

Huffed and puffed a bit but managed an hour.

I've tried a distal hitch with a pulley before on my strop .

My bum hurts but arms seem ok..😬