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[jackmayo]

I really want to start climbing trees with ropes and was wondering what equipment I need to buy and if a can buy it second hand for around 100 quid.

 

I can buy rock a rock climbing harness, carabinier, belay device and 30m of rope for £90.

 

What should I do?

 

Thanks

Jack

[RobRainford]

I really want to start climbing trees with ropes and was wondering what equipment I need to buy and if a can buy it second hand for around 100 quid.

 

I can buy rock a rock climbing harness, carabinier, belay device and 30m of rope for £90.

 

What should I do?

 

Thanks

Jack

 

I would avoid second hand kit. And avoid rock climbing gear. It's not fit for purpose and can't make life easy. I know people have used it in the past and got on with it but that's my 2pence worth.

[WorcsWuss]

An inexpensive way in Jack is a harness like a Petzl Avao or Navaho, a hitch climber kit and a plain ended rope, splices add money.

Navaho harness...

 

Petzl Navaho Sit climbing harness | F R Jones and Son

 

Aeris is pretty cheap and seems to be OK for both SRT & DDRT, not to mention mechanicals, so a good all round rope....

 

Marlow Aeris blue & yellow 11mm 1 splice | F R Jones and Son

 

And hitch climber kit.... [8mm cord on 11mm rope]

 

HitchClimber Friction Hitch System

 

 

You'll need a lanyard, which you can make up yourself cheap enough with a couple of lengths of cord and 2 biners, plus a pulley if you're so inclined and you'll want a cambium saver, but there's no reason why you couldn't make up an adjustable one yourself as well, or even a pulley saver for a few quid, and a throwline is always handy....

[John Shutler]

An inexpensive way in Jack is a harness like a Petzl Avao or Navaho, a hitch climber kit and a plain ended rope, splices add money.

Navaho harness...

 

Petzl Navaho Sit climbing harness | F R Jones and Son

 

Aeris is pretty cheap and seems to be OK for both SRT & DDRT, not to mention mechanicals, so a good all round rope....

 

Marlow Aeris blue & yellow 11mm 1 splice | F R Jones and Son

 

And hitch climber kit.... [8mm cord on 11mm rope]

 

HitchClimber Friction Hitch System

 

 

You'll need a lanyard, which you can make up yourself cheap enough with a couple of lengths of cord and 2 biners, plus a pulley if you're so inclined and you'll want a cambium saver, but there's no reason why you couldn't make up an adjustable one yourself as well, or even a pulley saver for a few quid, and a throwline is always handy....

 

Why complicate things, cheap harness, 4 carabiners 2 prusicks and a cheap rope.

 

A perfectly good vt setup can be purchased for less than the price of a hitchclimber.The treemagineers must be laughing their way to the bank with all the advertising from you guys who seem to think its the only setup

 

 

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[RobArb]

Why complicate things, cheap harness, 4 carabiners 2 prusicks and a cheap rope.

 

A perfectly good vt setup can be purchased for less than the price of a hitchclimber.The treemagineers must be laughing their way to the bank with all the advertising from you guys who seem to think its the only setup

 

 

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[Brett]

Are you talking about climbing trees for fun or for work?

[coleman]

theres a premium full kit on arbtrader going cheap!! although it surpasses your budget by 300!!

[WorcsWuss]

Why complicate things, cheap harness, 4 carabiners 2 prusicks and a cheap rope.

 

A perfectly good vt setup can be purchased for less than the price of a hitchclimber.The treemagineers must be laughing their way to the bank with all the advertising from you guys who seem to think its the only setup

 

 

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Only issue I see with that is that the Navaho harness with it's single ventral ring makes it a bit tight with 2 carabiners, I really like the single attachment point arrangement of the hc or sky walker pulley...

[John Shutler]

You don't need 2 carabiners, a dmm boa is large enough

The other point is that he is a beginner, start at the beginning, learn the basics and advance when ability allows, he doesn't have to be a srtwpblahblahblah convert from the word go

 

 

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Edited March 19, 2013 by John Shutler

[mistahbenn]

As Shutler says, start like we all started. 3 strand, prussick, and an old leather belt hand me down. You might hate tree climbing!