Limb walking

[L14M]

any tips for limb walking, i'm finding it hard to gain the confidence whilst out on the limb, is there any techniques to work on this or is it just another one of those mental things to work on..

[mistahbenn]

few threads...

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/5980-branch-walking.html

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/4768-branch-walking.html

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/2413-limb-walking.html

[L14M]

cheers for the links

[Gray]

using a taught line sort of go along nearly lying sideways using your hands and feet(like spiderman). if it's a high angle branch, when you start to drop down, strop off and tighten your line to continue. if it's a more lateral branch, when your line is too tight, either use a second anchor point above to continue or sradle the branch and just hump along, just remember to have a loose strop around it incase you loose balance.

main thing is when you get to where theres lots of growth on the end it's easier .

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as Gray said,

nice high anchor point,get yourself leaned back into your harness,steady yourself,try to use a supplementary anchor point with the tail end of your rope-this always helps in the learning process as it removes the sway aspect of the limb walk that is notorious with a single anchor point alone.

[L14M]

cheers for the tips guys

[Will Ayers]

sometimes its a case of knuckling down and just getting out there, if i take too much time gingerly stepping out there i often end up getting in a wobble and loosing the bottle, if i go out there like a cannonball then i am fine! it does take practice but just try and relax and just go for it!

[mistahbenn]

Have you got someone to watch/teach you? This is pretty basic stuff... Trust your gear, sit back in your harness, stretch out your arm to where you want to go, walk!

[DrewB]

as MB said, stretch your arms and keep low to thebranch.

[Pedroski]

Can you walk along the pavement in a straight line on a windy day?