What's there to know?

[bareroots]

Keen to learn from those more experinced then myself.

 

I've always climbed with blakes hitch and/or prussic. Establish an anchor and move down to work. Have a steel core strop for anchoring close in. Occaisionally using the other end of the rope when needing a lateral support. That's about all I know.

 

You old dogs... tutor me in the ways of righteousness.

[chris cnc]

im not old, or experienced, but...

 

a steel core/ wirecore/ flipline is most commonly used when cutting down sections of a straight stem- the line needs to be strong, just in case, as you are cutting close to it.

 

for moving around the crown of a tree the wirecore can be replaced with a more flexible strop/ lanyard/ work positioning strop, which is basically a short climbing line, usually at least 3 metres long, set up with your favourite friction hitch etc... this strop can be used to gain a better work position, to prevent swinging, or as a temorary secondary anchor point.

 

as far as friction hitches go, just type "friction hitch" into the search option, and be prepared to learn some new knots!

 

hope this helps

[David Humphries]

as far as friction hitches go, just type "friction hitch" into the search option, and be prepared to learn some new knots!

 

hope this helps

 

With respect Bareroots, this is without doubt the best advice you will receive.

This generic type question comes up repeatedly, and as such won't get the juices flowing as much as you would like,

 

However, as above, just use the search option, read the threads & ask away on the those.

 

People here are only to happy to share there experience/tips.

 

 

Good luck, enjoy the trip

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Keen to learn from those more experinced then myself.

 

I've always climbed with blakes hitch and/or prussic. Establish an anchor and move down to work. Have a steel core strop for anchoring close in. Occaisionally using the other end of the rope when needing a lateral support. That's about all I know.

 

You old dogs... tutor me in the ways of righteousness.

 

As same as Monkey, but also will add, dont let these gear junkies cloud your mind with their shiny ting lust! keep it simple, uncomplicated, less links in your chain, more reliable and less to think about other than the task at hand!