Ddrt, one prussik or two?

[the verminator]

This what you mean?

 

thats awsome

[Old Mill Tree Care]

This what you mean?

 

Crikey, that looks really good but I'm afraid I don't get it. Why make it complicated?

I don't understand why they would have all that gear and a techy system when they're using archaic prussiks!

 

Please ignore this post as I climb on SRT but it was good to see those guys working the system well.

[Rupe]

I dont think they made it that way (i,e, complicated) I think that is how climbing has evolved in france, its standard parctice in a lot of areas and maybe its only down to the internet and forums etc that they are moving towards the same systems as us.

 

I went to the Euro Comp in Nantes in 2006 and they had the french nationals on the day before at the same venue (different trees) 90% of the climbers used this system and it was great to watch. I believe I am right in saying though that the top 3 climbers who then went on to the ETCC the next day were using normal Ddrt, so that suggests the latter is better although it just might be that those better climbers have been exposed to other methods and chosen Ddrt?

[scotspine1]

I don't understand why they would have all that gear and a techy system when they're using archaic prussiks!

 

They're using the Swabisch. Much better hitch than the regular prussik. Releases when you want grips tight when you want. An excellent choice for a no nonsense friction hitch.

[Dan Curtis]

I wonder if you could have a double pulley under then to slack tend both at the same time for coming in off a branch walk.

 

Probably, but I'd imagine it would be like climbing srt if you tended both at the same time. I occasionally used to use a hitchclimber with a prussik on the standing end of the rope. It meant I had the hitchclimber set up for in the tree stuff, and the prussik to cover long distances without slack building up.

[Rupe]

Yes, thats my point, like srt when coming in off branch walks so 1m slack=1m movement, but then you still have the 2:1 available at any time, as long as the double pulley didnt get in the way of Ddrt method, which it probably would TBH !

[Ewan Murray]

Odd but they work with it well. Surely they shouldn't be using ropemans as bridge adjusters with the chance of a fall and the ropeman cutting through the bridge?

[Rupe]

Odd but they work with it well. Surely they shouldn't be using ropemans as bridge adjusters with the chance of a fall and the ropeman cutting through the bridge?

 

We all did that for a while, seemed like a good idea!! Not sure how old that video is, they might not still be doing it that way, but then again it is france so up to them really!