vt AGAIN

[Ross Smith]

A question to all vt users,yes we all know how sexy it is and how much quicker and easier it has made our tree climbing lives but how cocky have we got or how different is our techniques so question is.how far are you free climbing stroke advancing stroke ascending to get about the tree before you pull the slack thru,i started at 1m and now can find myself maybe 2 stroke 3 not cocky just very confident

[ecolojim]

no more than 50cm slack RTFM

 

im new and slow, I tend to tend the slack every 'movement' so every branch i climb up if you like, sometimes if its a real 'ladder tree' I'll find myself going a bit further, moreso as confidence has grown. but I do have to keep remembering to tend my slack anyway because im on a very bad rope that would never self tend in a month of sundays!

[MattyF]

i will round it off at 5 maybe more or less on situation but once over say 25ft it self tends any way.....

[Ian150482]

I've used the V.T before, found it ok, didnt really like it for that reason, found myself having a couple of mtrs of slack in the line before pulling it through, and for that reason went back to a blakes with a pulley. Im probley just a BIG girl though.

[MattyF]

i will round it off at 5 maybe more or less on situation but once over say 25ft it self tends any way.....

 

having re read the question i would say five arm over arm pulls and thats not 5 meters to set that straight!

[Rich Rule]

I usually do about 5 arm pulls and with the last reach just grip the rope at arms length and tend any slack until the rope starts to self tend. works for me

[Ross Smith]

I usually do about 5 arm pulls and with the last reach just grip the rope at arms length and tend any slack until the rope starts to self tend. works for me

thats my style too mate,was interested to hear your answer

[welwell]

A question to all vt users,yes we all know how sexy it is and how much quicker and easier it has made our tree climbing lives but how cocky have we got or how different is our techniques so question is.how far are you free climbing stroke advancing stroke ascending to get about the tree before you pull the slack thru,i started at 1m and now can find myself maybe 2 stroke 3 not cocky just very confident

 

Mate you're bang on, it's so tempting to free climb a big burst of effort and then pull the slack through in one go having climbed maybe 3 or 4 metres. Too tempting!!!!

[Ross Smith]

cool im hearing the right answers

[Tim Williams]

I've used the V.T before, found it ok, didnt really like it for that reason, found myself having a couple of mtrs of slack in the line before pulling it through, and for that reason went back to a blakes with a pulley. Im probley just a BIG girl though.

 

totally agree although i can see the plus sides to VT, personally I didn't like it so went back to a blakes plus you can inspect the split tail daily without having to undo lots of bits. I do use a VT on my side strop though for one handed adjustment (can't afford grillons or other fancy bits).