Foot locking help please

[Mikelawn]

hello,

 

been climbing for some years now and if im honest i hase been stuck in my ways and havent had time to try new things. its comming up to nesting season ( well already is ) and will have some time. i havent really tried footlocking much. i climb using VT and get on well with it but i hate having to thrust my way back up the tree after a nice lunch.....i was woundering if anyone can guild me through ( prefferably pictures ) on a set up i can use for foot locking be it single line or double? i have a gri gri 2 kicking about, micro pullies ect. if anyone could help with pics ect i would be very appiceiated of it.

 

thanks, mike

[born2trot]

Hi Mike , if you go on to a previous post by myself titled ' Starting SRT yo-yo technique ' which is still on the climbers talk section you will find some excellent links to some set ups with the gri gri . Especially informative is the V.T.I.O link which is a must read . Maybe some of the computer buffs will be along and can repost it here for you

[Old Mill Tree Care]

One of the best pieces of kit I ever bought is a Petzl Pantin. It's cheap and I leave it on my boot for the whole climb.

My apprentice also uses one with a HC set up and gets on well with it. Today he had a go with the O Rig set up and said it was brilliant. I watched him and it really did work well.

 

There were two threads on the O Rig recently. The photos and videos will reveal everything.

 

Keep progressing with new techniques and equipment and you'll soon find that you will be expending a great deal less energy.

Do you use some form of cambium saver? If not, make that your next purchase. Seriously!

[Mikelawn]

Thanks I have had a look and it's all becoming slightly clearer. I WILL matser it lol

[Mikelawn]

Yes I have done that a few times. Ha I would just like to learn it, looks far quicker and easier. I think I may even look into srt eventually. Need to master one at a time I think

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Yes I have done that a few times. Ha I would just like to learn it, looks far quicker and easier. I think I may even look into srt eventually. Need to master one at a time I think

 

Don't worry about mastering DRT if you're going to convert to SRT. The two don't go hand on hand so get on to SRT if you fancy it. (it's better).

[Marc]

Yes I have done that a few times. Ha I would just like to learn it, looks far quicker and easier. I think I may even look into srt eventually. Need to master one at a time I think

 

Skip foot locking it,ll take you a while to master and get the required fitness sure it's a cool technique that once you get proficient at it you get an enormous sense of achievement, but it's very intensive and hard work.

 

Srt access is probably one of the best things you can ever learn it compliments drt work positioning so well. The hardest thing will be mastering throw lining, you will never look back.

[Pedroski]

Hi Mike , if you go on to a previous post by myself titled ' Starting SRT yo-yo technique ' which is still on the climbers talk section you will find some excellent links to some set ups with the gri gri . Especially informative is the V.T.I.O link which is a must read . Maybe some of the computer buffs will be along and can repost it here for you

 

Here ya go lads.... the link to the V.T.I.O. web site: Victorian Tree Industry Organisation

 

And the link to their SRT article: http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Single-Rope-Technique-i.pdf

[Pedroski]

If you do want to skip footlocking, then it's dead easy to get up the rope using an adjustable footloop attached to the top ascender or Prusik

[born2trot]

Here ya go lads.... the link to the V.T.I.O. web site: Victorian Tree Industry Organisation

 

And the link to their SRT article: http://vtio.org.au/Content/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Single-Rope-Technique-i.pdf

 

Gentleman as always Pedroski