Just starting out...

[Joe Loggs]

With the petzl you can change the bridge but you cant on the elderid so bare that in mind.

[Dilz]

another thought is not to buy all our krabs of the same make, or if you go for the same make, try and get different coloured gates, this will help you quickly identify them when you need to and help prevent unclipping the wrong one, the ovals are great for the hitch climber set ups and they last long, but the larger HMS styles are better if you still climb on a split tail with everything clipped into one krab, they are also better for abseiling down on a munters hitch, and stowing gear on.

[Marc]

With the petzl you can change the bridge but you cant on the elderid so bare that in mind.

 

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I actually liked my old Tree Magic it was a great harness and i still have it as a back up. I've heard lots of positive things about the sequoia to.

 

DMM make sexy karabiners but can be maintenance intensive all mine require constant attention to keep the gates closing smoothly, my Petzl's on the other hand have required no maintenance and they are some of my oldest karabiners. All my karabiner purchases will now be Petzl untill DMM improve the gates i just do not love i-beam construction that much.

[L14M]

I think the set up will be yale xtc plus(13mm) or spearmint. (45m)

Petzl sequoia

1 x DMM Ultra O Locksafe krab.

1 x ISC HMS Triact krab.

Honey brothers Adjustable strop kit (4m, pulley)

stein cambium saver 1m

2 x yale silver streak hot 10mm prusiks cord (2m)

i think thats everything i need for the basic set up at the moment.

please let me know what you think if you want

Cheers

Liam.

[SAM66S]

What system are you climbing on? If you got 2 of the oval dmm crabs & you progressed onto a hitch climber you wouldnt have to buy another. Just a thought

[WorcsWuss]

That was my thought... 2 Ultra O's.

How are you going to climb, open or closed hitch?

If you start open [split tail, blakes hitch] and then progress onto a closed hitch [with eye to eye friction cord & hitch climber for instance] your original split tail will go into your aerial rescue kit, the 2 ovals will migrate to the HC.

I would suggest you get a little swing cheek pulley, an couple of offset D crabs, a short length of prusik [60cm ish loop] and a figure 8 as well.

An 8 is always useful to have on for descents [for a cup of tea!] to save your hitch cord from unecessary wear, and a crab, cord & pulley can be set up to self tend your hitch.

A foot loop is always handy to have as well, but you can use a length of your friction cord for that. I tied mine together with a series of fisherman's knots to create a wide knot which holds the loop open to slip my foot into and I stand on the knot. I eventually did away with the prusik knot and choked it onto a Petzl Croll instead, kind of a 'remote Pantin' set up... the prusik was a pain to advance, the Croll just runs so well.... Sounds odd but it works well...

Oh, and the HB lanyard kit is really good.

[L14M]

i think im gunna start with the basics and then get all this hitch climber stuff as time goes on, bit too much to spend to start with

[SAM66S]

i think im gunna start with the basics and then get all this hitch climber stuff as time goes on, bit too much to spend to start with

 

£40 roughly once you have the crabs

[WorcsWuss]

Get yourself a split tail then rather than lengths of friction cord. 2m is quite a lot... the friction cord I use for my VT is less than a metre.

If you're climbing open the basics are thus:

Climbing line

Split tail

A crab

That will get you in the tree, but it's MIGHTY hard work, and you have to untie your line to get off the rope, add another crab [1 for the split tail & 1 for the line] and you can clip in and out at will.

You should consider adding self tending to your hitch [small pulley, another crab & a short prusik loop]. That way all you have to concentrate on is body thrusting rather than thrusting AND advancing your hitch.

Good vid on DdRT open hitch set up here..... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RSzKkBOWc]Ascending - Doubled Rope Technique - YouTube[/ame]

[L14M]

well that isn't too bad might have to consider that then

cheers