Climbing rope diameter and tennis elbow

[Rich Rule]

3 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Playing devil's advocate, you could even say wrapping you hand under a zigzag is safer. When the links shatter, at least you'll be stuck up the tree with your hand hurting like hell as opposed to on the floor with your spine hurting like hell.

Are you not meant to be grabbing above the zigzag and not below it?

[Rich Rule]

1 minute ago, Big Cat said:

Goat skin

 
Really?

 

I cannot climb in any type of leather.  Zero grip for me.

[AHPP]

4 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

Are you not meant to be grabbing above the zigzag and not below it?

 

peds has his on a sling between bridge and bottom swivel so it's at head height and he can pull with both hands from underneath. He's talking about hand wrap(s) outside of the weighted bit of system.

Edited Sunday at 20:34 by AHPP

[kram]

Leather might be good when its cold and wet but most of the year will be sweaty.

 

Wrapping the hand is dangerous in many situations. You dont want to be falling or having a shock on the rope with it wrapped. Definatly not on the ground holding the rigging rope, you'd loose an arm. While your going up, no problem.

I quite often use a 2mm prussik cord to tend my knut, it makes a big difference but its a pain for changeovers, decending or moving around.

 

12 minutes ago, AHPP said:

2. You shouldn't be hip thrusting. It's hard as hell and foot ascenders are cheap as hell.

Its a useful technique and its good to keep in shape.

If I am mostly climbing the tree and have a short section where there are no suitable limbs, I will thrust my way up. My preference is just to climb the tree and just tend the rope.

If I drop down a crotch and need to climb back over, I will often foot lock or get my acsender out, I always have it on harness, or when Im using a single strand cinch anchor it is useful.

 

I have little interest in throwballing a line and ascending 20 meters of rope just to save a couple minutes.

[Doug Tait]

Used the pfanner thin gloves for years but the last batch I got have been redesigned, meaning they're now not really fit for purpose. Shame, I wish manufacturers wouldn't do that.

[AHPP]

32 minutes ago, Doug Tait said:

Used the pfanner thin gloves for years but the last batch I got have been redesigned, meaning they're now not really fit for purpose. Shame, I wish manufacturers wouldn't do that.

Aldi keep moving the cheese.

[Doug Tait]

Emporiums of disappointment.

[Mesterh]

Carnies can handle a small dia rope

 

[Mark Bolam]

19 hours ago, billpierce said:

What grippy gloves you reccomend then?

Ace grip lites have good grip Bill.

 

Like Rich I use Pfanner ice grips when it’s chilly.

Really good grip and they last well, about £7 per pair.

[Mark Bolam]

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