Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques

[Rich Rule]

Just get into the habit of pushing the hitch up when you need to stop.

 

A bit like when you push the tail of your rope above your prussic if it is slipping.  

 

OP takes a lot for it to bed in as it is so stiff.  It isn't my favourite though but plenty of climbers like it.  Once you get used to the characteristics of the VT you may, as I did like to run it a bit loose.  It helps the rope tend it self when you are ascending or coming back in from  branch walking.  Again the little push of the VT hitch will just make sure it sets.  Once the cord beds in it will catch if you load it suddenly, where as it is more likely to slip if you load it slowly.  

[stihlmadasever]

OP hitch cord is balls.Use marlow boa (yellow and black) hitch cord,bites everytime just dont get too sporty eith it as it doesnt hold up well too lots of fast decents.

[J7G7]

I’ll check into what everyone’s said and have a play about. Many thanks for the responses all! 

[peds]

Cheers for the advice the other day dudes, I now have a job.

 

Much grateful, I am! Now, how do I get out of ever going near a leylandii hedge ever again?

[Steve Bullman]

6 minutes ago, peds said:

Cheers for the advice the other day dudes, I now have a job.

 

Much grateful, I am! Now, how do I get out of ever going near a leylandii hedge ever again?

retire ?

[Steve Bullman]

You can get an answer to anything here!

[Mesterh]

12 hours ago, peds said:

Cheers for the advice the other day dudes, I now have a job.

 

Much grateful, I am! Now, how do I get out of ever going near a leylandii hedge ever again?

Just tell them you sub your hedge work out to this guy.

 

[Khriss]

On 04/09/2018 at 21:12, peds said:

Evening all, how do?

 

I'm in the middle of a career change after 17 years in kitchens. Did an intensive course last November and came away with my CS30/31, CS38, and CS39, plus tickets for stump grinder and wood chipper, but since that I've been a full-time dad. I've only ever had two days of practical work experience. Now, in two days time I've got a trial day with a local tree care company. I'll be felling a few trees for him and showing a brief climb, among other things.

 

Quick question... if you had someone as green as me show up on site for a trial, what stupid mistakes could I make that would, at best, make me a laughing stock, or at worst, make you throw me off site straight away?

Cheers for any advice dudes.

 Don't fill the chain oil hole with petrol mix ( like our assessor did on his verification assessment ) k

[J7G7]

Just an update on the hitch climber, had another few goes with it and finally got it to start gripping with a distal hitch. Well, thats what i liked best. My cord is 90cm is does seem too long imo. So can I just buy a few different 8mm cord cut and just tie double fishermans in the ends or is this not recommended? Thanks. 

[stihlmadasever]

3 minutes ago, J7G7 said:

Just an update on the hitch climber, had another few goes with it and finally got it to start gripping with a distal hitch. Well, thats what i liked best. My cord is 90cm is does seem too long imo. So can I just buy a few different 8mm cord cut and just tie double fishermans in the ends or is this not recommended? Thanks. 

You can buy hitch cord by the metre and tie it too your own length or buy shorter eye to eye hitch cord

Double fishermans are fine for the terminations.