Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques

[Macca]

Thanks for helping me mull it over.

Have a good weekend

[Jake Andrews]

6 metres is pretty big, mines only 4. When out on a limb, move your flip line/side strop onto your bridge with your main line and then use it as a second line. When you finished at your work station, stow it back on your side d's so it doesn't get in the way and you can use it with ease at other stations.

[Dan Earp]

As a beginner climber I sometimes struggle getting a good work position, so was just wondering if experienced climbers have any tips on how to wrap your legs around the branch to get a good position? Especially if there is no fork to get a foot/leg in.

 

 

Take up a endless sling with u. Once u get out on to the branch and almost in position wrap the sling around the branch and use as a foot hold to stand out straight in bud.

Ive also got a 7m CE lanyard from Skyland equipment and if needs be wrap that around an above branch giving me a 2nd tie in point. The thimble on it keeps the crab away from the branch and stops side loading

[Dan Earp]

Pulled off google search. So you could see what im on about.

Also good for when your on poles and pollarding

[maria warwick]

Can someone point me in the direction of anyone who is trusted to splice an eye in the end of my Cougar Blue ??

 

Thanks

 

 

…. oh yeh , I am in Warwick

[SKStrees]

Matt Brooker at treesense has spliced stuff for me before, not sure if he does it all the time but it's only a quick call to ask the question he's over snitterfield way and I think his numbers on his website.

[maria warwick]

Thanks….. will try him

[Darrin Turnbull]

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Action-packed tips from arborist Mark Chisholm.

[Steve Bullman]

Good little video

[janetfdoss]

Just lately there seems to be a few threads started by beginners and climbers who are taking there climbing a step further, so thought it would be a great idea to put together a thread dedicated to helping these lads out, not really got much planned as in picture/video format but was just going to leave it open to lads who want to ask questions regarding getting started or wanting move into different climbing styles, different gear and so on, my first thing is to try and get a few climbers on here to help out we're they can!

 

 

Good idea or not?

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adam

 

The starter guide here about the climbing is actually very amazing and helpful for the newbies. I remember when i was a newbie we could not get such kind of help online but now a days we can see a plenty of tips and tricks in every discipline of life.