Lanyard problem

[Mark Bolam]

Watching Joe Harris climb with a retractable lanyard in the 'smooth climbing' thread has bought home to me just how much I hate my lanyard, and have done for years.

 

It is always getting in my way - wrapping round my legs, pulling my Silky out of my Sawpod, stopper knot getting caught in forks etc. It's driving me insane!

 

Hangmans coil to shorten it after each use is too time consuming.

 

It's a standard 3.5m 13mm single spliced eye which I run with a short VT and micro pulley.

 

Anyone using thinner stuff? Any tips for keeping it out of my anger zone?

 

Or will I have to wait for Reg and Stein to bring Joe Harris 'tentacle' to the UK market?

[Rupe]

The handsaw.sawpod thing is definatly a problem, unless you can put your saw on the oposite side from your lanyard, but I know thats not easy.

 

I daisy chain most of the spare lanyard and only keep enough hanging for normal use, so it rarley gets under my feet but would catch on a legmounted handsaw

[swinny]

i'm in the same boat as you lol, try and move to next position and its there holding you back wrapped around your legs..... or you lift yourself up and try to stand in a fork for instance and your stood on it so can't stand up lol

[Tom2020]

Clip it from one D to another d and tighten till its on your bum There's not so much hanging out then.Kind of helps

[Mark Bolam]

Tried that Tom, but 3.5m won't reach round my bum!

[treequip]

If you put a caritool or similar on the back of the harness you can clip the lanyard out of the way when not in use.

[Tom2020]

Tried that Tom, but 3.5m won't reach round my bum!

 

:thumbup:Thats why ive got a 5m Dont wont to admit it tho i have a large bum

[Mark Bolam]

If you put a caritool or similar on the back of the harness you can clip the lanyard out of the way when not in use.

 

I used to have a small caritool on the left hand side of my harness, but snapped it on connies. Might give it another try, running the lanyard round my back and clipping it on my left.

 

Problem is I clip my 200 on a large caritool on my right, and think it may clash.

 

Thanks for the input so far fellas.

[Ian Flatters]

I use a ditty bag/ storgae bag, nod sells them Rope bags - Treeworker.co.uk im my sherrill one i have had about 9m in it. The large treeworker one is quite big so should hold 11-12m worth i recon. All you do is shove the excess into it.

[Mark Bolam]

Might give that a go Ian.

 

11-12m?

 

That's longer than my climbing line these days!