Abseiling over brick wall.

[Mozza]

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

 

It will tear his rope if its on brick/ruff surface

[Robert_S]

can you put a pulley on a chain over the cliff then anchor the chain so you have a kind of steal rope guide and only the chain will rub on the rock.

[chris cnc]

probably over complicating this but you could probably find a way to attach/ balance a garden hose reel or similar big reel to the top of the wall and run the rope over that.

 

ok ok ill shut up

[Mozza]

can you put a pulley on a chain over the cliff then anchor the chain so you have a kind of steal rope guide and only the chain will rub on the rock.

 

Gets my vote

[Stephen Blair]

do what robert says, take the wall rubbing on the rope out the equation, and stuff a groung anchor get it round a tree or onto the truck.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Just anchor the rope round your waist then you stand at the top of the cliff and send your groundy over, make sure you dig in your heels though like they do in tug of war

[Mark Bolam]

Tommy, normal double rope off a saver on a VT.

 

Like the saver on the work side of the wall idea Rich. May suspend the saver on a wire cable that runs over the wall? Problem is the cliff extends about 60 feet horizontally, so whatever is protecting my rope needs to be fairly mobile.

 

This will (hopefully) be a one-off, so I can't be spending loads on specialist rope access gear that will end up in my shed with my gravity boots, EZ-curl bar, vibrating ab-belt, Sinclair C5 etc....

[Mozza]

EZ curl bars are great

[18 stoner]

Get a 90 degree bend of dranage pipe, put two feet of pipe in each end then put your rope through and as you decend over the edge sit the elbow over the corner. It wont move Mark:thumbup:

 

Edit, just seen the mobile bit Mark

Edited June 30, 2010 by 18 stoner

[Mark Bolam]

Robert is looking favourite to earn a pint at the minute!

 

Stevie, the top garden has no trees and no vehicle access, so ground anchor it must be.

 

Mind you, I could get Plippy to stand in the middle of the lawn for a day.....