SRT base anchors and rescue anchors

[Ian Flatters]

I've been experimenting today. Quite happy with the result.

[mistahbenn]

Thats what I usually climb of Flatters !!

 

(Oh and yeh, RUNNING BOWLINE FTW!)

[Old Mill Tree Care]

That's ace Ian.

In the event of a Groundie lowering you in an emergency, they only need a pair of secatuers to cut the sapling!

[Jake Andrews]

My only concern is you may run out of rope if he needs to be lowered.

Bloody amateurs:thumbup:

[Ian Flatters]

Yet it works really well guys. In the event of an emergency, you run to the truck, break the emergency glass on the emergency secateurs box, race back, cut the sapling, and the stump slowly lifts lowering your climber to safety.

[Rich Rule]

Genius

[atree]

Im not sure about that,is it rated?

[BenR]

I rate it..

[Sambo]

On 09/12/2014 at 17:48, BenR said:

I would strongly recommend a figure of 8 with ears in this application.. As we all know base anchors end up going slack at some point during the climb. In which case the figure of 8 can end up with a girth hitch.. either that or just pop a bight through a normal figure of 8 and clip the bight into the biner... safety first kids.. theres no point in having a lowerable system that gets stuck

PETZL's "huit" fig.8 has a square top which is supposed to avoid the hitch inverting. They're also nice and small which is convenient for setting up 2 anchors close together.

[Forestman]

Some very good imformation i thank everyone for taking the time to post it.