climbing set ups

[andrew t]

RW for me I would like to try the rope runner . Still can't get the pics right though lol

[andrew t]

My favourite rope .

[Starscream]

I'm loving my petzl zigzag at the moment. I have got a Lockjack as

Well which is awesome. The zigzag is basically a mechanical hitch climber and I have nothing but praise for it. I'm not regularly up a tree, so others may disagree, but I love it! Oh, I use my Lockjack for conny bashing and zigzag when more movement is needed. Before that I used a Prussik with a pulley underneath the knot so the hitch was advanced automatically, therefore enabling me to pull hand over hand. I liked that setup but there's no going back from the zigzag!!

[andrew t]

I'm loving my petzl zigzag at the moment. I have got a Lockjack as

Well which is awesome. The zigzag is basically a mechanical hitch climber and I have nothing but praise for it. I'm not regularly up a tree, so others may disagree, but I love it! Oh, I use my Lockjack for conny bashing and zigzag when more movement is needed. Before that I used a Prussik with a pulley underneath the knot so the hitch was advanced automatically, therefore enabling me to pull hand over hand. I liked that setup but there's no going back from the zigzag!!

 

Can the zigzag be used for SRT I tried it out when it first arrived at fr jones and thought it was a nice device . I really like the whole story of the RW and evolution of the device and Kevin seems like such a cool guy who will always look to improve and innovate and answer any questions .

[Starscream]

Ah like I said I'm not up a tree that often and SRT is beyond me at the moment. As far as I'm aware the zigzag cannot be used safely in SRT.

[Mark Bolam]

Officially, no it can't.

 

Unofficially I've heard it works well with a RW.

 

Bulldog Bone is my next buy though, makes the ZZ look like a badly made toy from a cracker.

 

 

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[andrew t]

Ah like I said I'm not up a tree that often and SRT is beyond me at the moment. As far as I'm aware the zigzag cannot be used safely in SRT.

 

Trust me sometimes when I get my throw bag stuck I just go up double and I still enjoy climbing double from time to time . Are you planning on becoming a full time climber it sounds like your very keen .

[andrew t]

Officially, no it can't.

 

Unofficially I've heard it works well with a RW.

 

Bulldog Bone is my next buy though, makes the ZZ look like a badly made toy from a cracker.

 

 

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Hopefully see a few things and try them at the arbshow this weekend . What do you climb on at the moment mark

[Mark Bolam]

VT and Hitchclimber mate, RW and SRT more and more for everything, still double when it suits.

 

 

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[Starscream]

I love climbing but I manage a gardening company and do trees in my spare time and any that come up for the firm. I'm not that good a climber so wouldn't be able to go into trees full time!! I don't do big trees like poplars or big oaks or big London planes. Bit of a wuss really but we all cut our cloth accordingly!