Rope Wrench feedback

[High Scale]

i know someone who epoxy resined a pantin to his spikes for mid air ascents when doing removals.......

 

Brilliant!

[gibbon]

That sounds great. I have 2 hand ascenders. The rope wrench has renewed the way I'm thinking about climbing

Edited January 6, 2012 by gibbon

[DrewB]

same here gibbon, totally changes the way you see the tree aye. and making mistakes is a great way to learn, every so often i still find myself climbing ala dbrt style but on srt-getting there though and mapping the tree differently. love it

[gibbon]

What advantages and disadvantages does the wrench have in aerial rescue?

[DrewB]

No changeover I doing an srt ascent for one...

[RC0]

A few recent photos to add to the thread, crown cleaning Douglas firs.

 

The first few are actually from a 170 we did just the other day. Had to set up 2 climb-lines : the first set between 90-100 using the base tie, and the second to access and work the top 70. The other trees are a little shorter.

[Cary Gibson]

nice pics Reg, do you find that having the tether connected directly to your bridge ring inhibits your later movement?

 

It seems like it might when trying to limbwalk?

[MattyF]

I was using the RW today on some titchy Willow lifts, using a RH hand ascender, anchored at the base, so easy!

 

What about reductions ?? Or long limb walks ? I would love to see a vid of a tree being target climbed on SRT that may convert me.

[James Atkinson]

What about reductions ?? Or long limb walks ? I would love to see a vid of a tree being target climbed on SRT that may convert me.

 

i agree with this i would love to see a video climbed without a throw line and working with the wrench

[High Scale]

What about reductions ?? Or long limb walks ? I would love to see a vid of a tree being target climbed on SRT that may convert me.

 

Matty, it's pretty much the same, you have just to make and get used to some slight changes. GandT using a throwline to access a tree SRT is usual however I am not a huge user of the throwline because most of the trees I climb do not warrant one but I have climbed, throwing (rope advance) then tying a running bowline climbing up and so on, I have also climbed the traditional way and then swapped to SRT at the top, whatever works, climbing has to be a little fun so trying different things can make it that way.