Pole Climbing Lanyard/Flipline

[chris_girard]

Hi guys,

 

I want to start climbing on my own here in the States for pole climbing and I was wondering what/where you get your lanyards?

 

I climb daily with a Yale wire-core flip line, but the tree that I plan on training on is a pitchy Pine, and I would like to wrap my lanyard in something that won't pitch my lanyard too badly. Any thoughts?

 

Thanks,

Chris

[ben lightfoot]

My first ever race I used my wire core flip line....school boy error, suprisingly heavy and no grip on the barkless poles. We tend to use 8-10mm hitch cord that runs through a plastic pipe wrapped in bicycle inner tube. where the pipe ends you want vet wrap which is what vets and horseriders wrap round horses legs, this provides good grip and sticks to itself. Pipe is normally 2m long and then the hitch cord needs to be the length of your arms at full stretch so when your flipping you have enough slack in the system. hope that makes sense, if i have any photos i will post but sure flatters will explain things better

[chris_girard]

Thanks for the info Ben.

 

I noticed your location is Alton Hampshire. Here in the US, I live right next to the Town of Alton, New Hampshire.

[ben lightfoot]

Nice one, i visited boston and new hampshire a few years ago, awesome country. Still got a few friends out there but cant remember where they live in NH.

 

Where abouts are you thinking of competing? Are there many comps/shows

[chris_girard]

Thanks Ben, it is beautiful here.

 

I wish that we had pole competitions here, but no such luck. I still would like to train for them, because it looks like a lot of fun, and who knows, maybe I can get something started?

[Ian Flatters]

My first ever race I used my wire core flip line....school boy error, suprisingly heavy and no grip on the barkless poles. We tend to use 8-10mm hitch cord that runs through a plastic pipe wrapped in bicycle inner tube. where the pipe ends you want vet wrap which is what vets and horseriders wrap round horses legs, this provides good grip and sticks to itself. Pipe is normally 2m long and then the hitch cord needs to be the length of your arms at full stretch so when your flipping you have enough slack in the system. hope that makes sense, if i have any photos i will post but sure flatters will explain things better

 

pretty much ben, but i think 2m is too long and 1.5-1.7 is better. Add square sponges to the hand grips so if your hand slips its caught on the fatter end rather than loosing your grip.