SRT Q & A's Thread

[essential]

Sorry I don't know anyone else climbing srt so Im learning everything from here.

[nifty]

Whats the best way to retrieve the climbing line from either running bowline and alphine butterfly with out only using half the length of climbing hope this makes sense

 

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Hey mate, I've only just started with srt but one thing I've done to give the full lenth of rope is to tie my alpine butterfly at the spliced end and leave a small tail then clip my throwline/throwbag into the splice, then I can choke it off with the rest of the climbing line free and pull on the the throwline for retrieval, hope that makes sense! I should ad tho that I'm only at the access stage at the moment, and only doin this to keep it outta my way when I'm on the way up, dunno if it would be sturdy enof for work positioning situations with branches raining down!

[kevin bingham]

Throw a night of rope over...... Sorry cant think or picture what you mean and how it works

 

I meant to say Bight. Throw your wrench over the next crotch and dont pull the tail through. when you get to your final destination, then pull your tail through and go to work.

[essential]

Thanks I did also work out the obvious today throw line in rope up running bowline. Up to that. Undo. Throw to desired anchor point running bowline sorted. I was thinking about base anchors to much. But really enjoying climbing on the wrench no friction the movement It's great.

[Ian Flatters]

right bought my wrench on friday had a play over the weekend .first decent tree today large beech thin ,got on really well,only thing i cant get my head round is .i put the throw line in ,then base tie, the problem i then had was i wanted to go higher but that meant pulling all the rope up and passing over a higher point.but what if ineed to throw it do i take everything of throw then reattach.or am i missing a trick

 

I think the questions been answered fully so all thats left to say is Welcome to the SRT club and if you want more info come to jonsies show as theres a shed load of srt setups being shown.

[Dan Curtis]

right bought my wrench on friday had a play over the weekend .first decent tree today large beech thin ,got on really well,only thing i cant get my head round is .i put the throw line in ,then base tie, the problem i then had was i wanted to go higher but that meant pulling all the rope up and passing over a higher point.but what if ineed to throw it do i take everything of throw then reattach.or am i missing a trick

 

One thing I'd add to the answers so far. If you're on a base anchor, then continuing up to a higher PSP, but don't want to load that with double forces;

 

Take a bight to tie your psp, so that you're only tied in there, not loaded on the base side. Work the tree using single forces on your PSP, descend and retrieve your rope from the base anchor, simples.

 

Retrievable double anchors with single loading:thumbup1:

[TKO]

That hadn't occurred to me Dan!

 

Definitely gonna try that next time I need to advance into the thinner stuff.

[Charlieboy]

I think the questions been answered fully so all thats left to say is Welcome to the SRT club and if you want more info come to jonsies show as theres a shed load of srt setups being shown.

 

What day are you arriving buddy??

 

 

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[Gerbutt]

One thing I'd add to the answers so far. If you're on a base anchor, then continuing up to a higher PSP, but don't want to load that with double forces;

 

Take a bight to tie your psp, so that you're only tied in there, not loaded on the base side. Work the tree using single forces on your PSP, descend and retrieve your rope from the base anchor, simples.

 

Retrievable double anchors with single loading:thumbup1:

 

Next time you do that, would it be possible for you to take a pic please?

[Dan Curtis]

No worries