SRT in a beech

[Blakes 7]

Short vid of me SRT'ing up a beech this week. Much easier climb as it had quite a lean.

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[Stephen Blair]

cant get it to work blakes

[Blakes 7]

Try again now.

[Tom D]

Got any close up pics of your setup blakes?

[Blakes 7]

Not at the moment Tom, I will do some pics. It consists of a croll, ascender with footloop to my left foot, and a pantin on my right.

It is possible to really go for it and nearly run up with this "frog walker" system, but I like to go nice and steady.

I also tend to put a secondary anchor in if possible before I get to the top.

[Stephen Blair]

Not at the moment Tom, I will do some pics. It consists of a croll, ascender with footloop to my left foot, and a pantin on my right.

It is possible to really go for it and nearly run up with this "frog walker" system, but I like to go nice and steady.

I also tend to put a secondary anchor in if possible before I get to the top.

 

i am still a prussik man, i wouldnt be confident not seeing what my rope is around and not being in control of both ends, i would have nightmares of someone untying the other end. how do you find it?

[Tom D]

Not at the moment Tom, I will do some pics. It consists of a croll, ascender with footloop to my left foot, and a pantin on my right.

It is possible to really go for it and nearly run up with this "frog walker" system, but I like to go nice and steady.

I also tend to put a secondary anchor in if possible before I get to the top.

 

Thanks, looks good, do you have a dedicated srt rope or just use your regular line?

[Blakes 7]

Thanks Tom,

I have a dedicated 11mm kernmantle rope, 60m of it so I can secure it to a figure 8 and be lowered in an emergency.

I got all my kit from a caving shop: http://www.inglesport.com/shop/catalog.php?category=SRT%20Ropes

It was a good bargain as they were changing suppliers.

[Blakes 7]

Shrek, it was a bit un-nerving at first, just seeing one rope in front of you. My continuing fear is not the rope being cut near the ground, but in the event of a breakage of anchor point the ascenders cutting through the rope:scared1:

However it saves so much energy it is a fear I have overcome, with the safe choice of anchor and "bounce testing" it.

[Stephen Blair]

Shrek, it was a bit un-nerving at first, just seeing one rope in front of you. My continuing fear is not the rope being cut near the ground, but in the event of a breakage of anchor point the ascenders cutting through the rope:scared1:

However it saves so much energy it is a fear I have overcome, with the safe choice of anchor and "bounce testing" it.

 

that is pretty much how i feel about it, but i remember stairing at my prussick when i first started wondering how it was going to hold me up.