Abseiling over brick wall.

[Mark Bolam]

Need your help here fellas.

 

Been asked to de-ivy a (small) cliff face, which I can do using a ground anchor in the garden at the top and abseiling down the face.

 

Problem is, my rope would be routed over a double skin brick wall.

 

What can I do to get round the problem?

 

MEWP access is not feasible here due to a variety of reasons.

 

Thanks

[tommer9]

Attach some alkathene pipe to the top of the wall and let your rope run over that.

[niftysteve]

could you not get a bike inner tube and slide it on the rope where it could scrub on the wall and tape it in place

 

just a thought but it might work

[Tommy_B]

What climbing system you going to use mate?

[Mozza]

Could you fashion a H frame out of something, Maybe 3 scaffold bars or similar and let your rope run over the smooth metal?

 

Just an idea

[chris cnc]

run the rope through a drainpipe or similar

[Rich Rule]

Leather rope savers running over the wall?

[Frankie Lawrence]

Sorry im wuite confused why is it a problem if its over a wall? and whats the cliff face got to do with it?

 

Edit: got the idea now.

Edited June 30, 2010 by Frankie Lawrence
understood the questoin

[Beezy]

Could you drape some old lengths of carpet along the top of the wall, half down the face, half on top for your rope to rub safely over.

[Tommy_B]

I was thinking that if you're going to abseil down a single line, then surely a couple of layers of something like carpet or matting could work, If you're going to use a "normal" climning system, anchor point to a H frame like Mozz said and then a little redirect pulley could do the trick. Only about £12 and handy to keep if you haven't got one.

Edited June 30, 2010 by Tommy_B