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Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques


Adam Bourne

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A good few years ago we reduced a line, about 15 of them I think by 20ft. Not the first time they’d been done. Took a while as roadside with bt lines running through. 11 years later did them again, 20ft or so off, quite wide this time. Said to the customer that we should really be back more often to keep on top of them - they thought it had been 5 years, not 11. Now, 5 years later we have them booked in to reduce from 30ft to 12ft, take the 15ft overhanging the lane back to fenceline, all with a view to (maybe) fell and replant in a year or so. I’m on the ground for it this time running the chipper and being happy I’m not up there cutting! ?

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So guys just started climbing Rec with view to do tickets later in year. From the few climbs I’ve done so far my arms are taking a battering and I feel I’m not using my hips enough any tips to make my climbing more fluid I’m not a small guy either so I know that’s disadvantage. 

 

Current setup being 

 

Petzl avao harness 

tachyon rope 

klemist knot 

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Wearing gloves helps me as it reduces the effort to grip. I've messed around with different ones though to find a good fit.

Your arms get stronger and you get more fluid through more climbing, I'm afraid it does feel like being battered at first. I also find the hip thrust a lot easier with hitchclimber as you are pulling above the knot with both hands.

I wouldn't leave the tickets too long though as the training will make you safer and you'll get efficiency tips.

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When body thrusting I find the higher I get my feet the easier it gets. ISore arms are a phase you need to go through to get match fit. Having said that I climb with spiderjack, pulleysaver and haas as not getting any younger 56.

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16 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Wearing gloves helps me as it reduces the effort to grip. I've messed around with different ones though to find a good fit.

Your arms get stronger and you get more fluid through more climbing, I'm afraid it does feel like being battered at first. I also find the hip thrust a lot easier with hitchclimber as you are pulling above the knot with both hands.

I wouldn't leave the tickets too long though as the training will make you safer and you'll get efficiency tips.

Hitch climber ? And yeah I won’t I’m hoping to get tickets done July time ready for next winter. 

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1 hour ago, SamHulston1 said:

 

Petzl avao harness 

tachyon rope 

klemist knot 

Yo, 

If you plan on sticking with knots for a while before upgrading to any hardware (like I am doing, a fellow new climber), I'd recommend switching to a prusik instead of a klemheist. Coming from a rock climbing and mountaineering background I'd always favoured klemheists and started using them in trees just because I could tie them quicker. But after trying a prusik for a few times instead I found them loads better. You might find different. 

I still prefer klemheists for mountaineering purposes, though. 

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