Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques

[craigblues]

Thanks... Just want to get majority of the equipment purchases correct first time.

[WorcsWuss]

Thanks... Just want to get majority of the equipment purchases correct first time.

 

Give me a shout later on mate and we can arrange something

[craigblues]

Give me a shout later on mate and we can arrange something

 

Thank you for advice and conversation last night WorcsWuss. Your a true gentleman for helping.

[notywhyruss]

I always want to try that but seriously afraid of height!

[Ollybean]

I wondered why the friction hitch ropes, (eg. split tails and prusiks), advertised for sale seem to be 8mm and up in diameter.

The climbing rope I use is a semi-static Beal Antipodes at 10.5mm diameter.

One of the local climbing shops said that I could use 6mm diameter for making Prusiks etc. but I settled for 7mm which works ok but I still wonder if this is strong enough.

[Craig Johnson]

I wondered why the friction hitch ropes, (eg. split tails and prusiks), advertised for sale seem to be 8mm and up in diameter.

The climbing rope I use is a semi-static Beal Antipodes at 10.5mm diameter.

One of the local climbing shops said that I could use 6mm diameter for making Prusiks etc. but I settled for 7mm which works ok but I still wonder if this is strong enough.

 

because you went to a climbing shop and not an arb supplier and you wasted your money on something that not suitable for work:001_tt2:

[tooljim]

new to this web page and what is a good ascender/descenders that are not to much to buy let me no with a link thank you jim

[Dan Earp]

Try the hitch climber with the use of a knutt

[rizo86]

right well i like the sound of this one.

[SteveA]

I want to start climbing and would like to begin by spiking up trees - the only gear I've got so far is a Silky saw (natanoko 60 ...330mm large teeth) and SawPod for strapping it to my leg.

 

Apart from that I have zero climbing or safety equipment and limited knowledge.

 

Any advice would be appreciated, and also a complete kit list (from helmet to spikes).

 

Thanks, steve