Rope walker set up

[David Goss]

With a single pantin i usually put my spare foot (left) on top of my right (one with pantin) and use both legs to push up in a footlock type style. That works well if you only have the one

[Al Duffill]

After seeing that makes me want a pantin, would work well with my spiderjack for those longer climbs, or just when your knackered lol.

 

I take it youre foot locking then or just pulling yourself up, defo recommend a pantin and a hand acsender. Pantin's come for either right or left feet, although I was using a right on me left for awhile, still worked,lol

[Old Mill Tree Care]

A pantin is a superb piece of kit, it really saves effort.

Hama, you'd save more energy if you were climbing SRT. I've just converted - really good. DRT still has its (small) place though.

[Al Duffill]

With a single pantin i usually put my spare foot (left) on top of my right (one with pantin) and use both legs to push up in a footlock type style. That works well if you only have the one

 

Agree with you there, simple The rope walker has got me curious tho:001_smile:

[Rich Rule]

I posted this last year I think.

 

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not the best quality but hey ho.

[Mark Bolam]

Ropewalker system is good, but too much gear jangling around for me.

 

Pantin is awesome, noone regrets buying one. Buy a left and right and alternate between big trees if you are worried about imbalance.

 

Compatible with spikes and so unobtrusive. Drove home wearing mine yesterday! After forgetting to take it off, I might add.

[Al Duffill]

Ropewalker system is good, but too much gear jangling around for me.

 

Pantin is awesome, noone regrets buying one. Buy a left and right and alternate between big trees if you are worried about imbalance.

 

Compatible with spikes and so unobtrusive. Drove home wearing mine yesterday! After forgetting to take it off, I might add.

 

Agree with the gear, could get messy, but you could take it all off I suppose.

 

As for driving with a pantin, penalty points:biggrin:

[broadsword]

ive used the 'rope walker' system alot and think its great. made mine up out of a pantin, an old bungee cord, an old beaten up croll ascender and a couple of wire gates. makes long ascents a doddle and it means your ready to work position on a doubled line system.

[CraigD]

Ive used a similar system using a croll, pantin, small prussic loop and 300mm sling for a foot loop.

Croll is attached above pantin with 300mm sling coming off bottom for foot loop and and bungy coming of the top connected to prussic above splice/knot.

Its ok, but its twice as much work been DRT. I would recommend using a Rope Wrench and climbing SRT, much more efficient and faster with practice.

Or an access line could be set and use a micro frog system to ascend then set your DRT system and work off that.

 

Just my thoughts

[MasonW]

This was my method of Rope ascent on DRT if i had installed a CS from the ground. I used a croll as opposed to pulling part a pantin but had to double up the bungee cord to make it work better.

 

Easy to set up, light enough to clip on your belt.. and your ready to go.

 

Still not as easy on the body or as efficient as ascending on SRT with a RW in a frog setup, once again easy to set up, light enough to clip on your belt.. and your ready to go.

 

I would recommend SRT as the most efficient access and work technique over DRT anyday.

 

 

Just my opinion... mind you....