newbie climber photo thread

[Mark Bolam]

Brain Bucket?

 

He's sporting the new Petzl 'trendy'.

 

Sure is lightweight!

[WoodED]

Had my 38 a week or so back wish i got some pics some great veteran sycies with amazing limb walks im just useless at remebering cammeras, my phone doesnt have one:blushing:

 

daym gutted,,, nxt time u climb take a few,, that will count

[RobRainford]

Brain Bucket?

 

Camerawoman was wearing it!

 

You still on that Blaze Rob?

 

Mine mullered my forearms too much, so I gave it to Ross Smith as a productivity bonus!

 

still got it, but changed to XTC whilst climbing at college and prefer it, had a bit of a play in my container today with the blaze but it felt too thin! I just keep it as a spare!

 

sweet, i got get the rst of my kit, so far ive got a harness and a karabiner lol, good job the collage as the rest and a big choice of ropes to try

 

you will pick more up. im like a magpie!

[dandkgroundcare]

The larks foot is a great way of keeping your ropes stuck right way up on biners.

 

will try to get an image for you tommorow.

 

great thread idea, will scan in one of me from 17 years old up a scots pine with the old aliminium style o20t!

 

with the old metal saws they where only 020 the t only came in with the newer plastic version.

mint saw and hard work at full stretch on tips:thumbup:

[WoodED]

can anyone else add?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

with the old metal saws they where only 020 the t only came in with the newer plastic version.

mint saw and hard work at full stretch on tips:thumbup:

 

yep, fine tip reductions was a mans world back then! tip heaVy saws!

 

nobody told me about single handed use being bad in those days, managed to work for 8 years without even knowing what Hand S was!

 

these young guns have no idea how good they have it these days!

[Dave D]

looked a nice tree to climb in woodED, was that for your 38 or a working climb?

[WoodED]

looked a nice tree to climb in woodED, was that for your 38 or a working climb?

 

traning for cs38 at collage,, im in collage one day a week and half the day were climbing at the moment

[WoodED]

bumped,,, anyone else got any first climbing experiances to share with us

[Tom2020]

Heres some from me

First one is from a tree in my garden Thats about 60%of the way up must be 75-80ft

Second is and Oak in a small woodlands massive limbs go out a good 8m from the trunk

Third is me being munched on by a conny

Forth was with Rob Rainford Last weekend Climbing at park by him That the furthest ive even gotten out.With robs help

Edited March 30, 2011 by Tom2020