Climbing kit

[WorcsWuss]

I'm basically self taught on the climbing side, it is possible to learn it but you need to be able to just keep working on things at low levels in your own time. I'm fortunate that we have plenty of trees at home to practice in so I can try most things.

I wouldn't recommend buying some kit and heading out on your own, it's dangerous as hell, even if nothing catastrophic happens except you panic and can't go up, can't go down and get stuck there and suffer from suspension trauma - it can lead to a pretty quick death in the right circumstances.

You can learn the knots by sitting in front of youtube with a length of cord, that's how I learn many of the new ones, but when it comes to getting up into and around a crown you really need someone with you who knows what they're doing.

 

My current basic kit was as follows, you can price it all up at Buxtons..

Heightec Treehopper harness

35m of Marlow Aeris [plus a spare]

Marlow Gecko split tail

4 DMM crabs

Couple of lengths of cord [for footloop, auto-tend etc]

ISC Micro pulley

150' of throwline [and a bag & throw weight for it too...!]

Cambium saver

Fig 8 for the fun bit at the end!

 

That got me up there....

[andrew t]

Buxtons gustharts and sorbus have set deals with complete kits everything you need for basic climbing good luck

[WorcsWuss]

Buxtons gustharts and sorbus have set deals with complete kits everything you need for basic climbing good luck

 

 

They do, and the bundles look good value. I did find making up the kit myself part of the fun though....

[Dak]

Try as much as you can, nothing worse than spending money only to find something better afterwards:(

[Acle Garden Machinery]

try honey bros they r very good