current setup... lets see yours! RW

[Stephen Blair]

The thought of tying my rope round the base of a tree and me being up it!!

Sends shivers!

Little trolls with loppers could sneak out and cut it or someone could untie it!!

My rope, only I can be in charge of it.

 

 

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[kevin bingham]

I went to a SPRAT training class for rope access. What the guy was saying about the reasons behind two lines made a lot of sense to me. I hAve found that I am slower but safer, and I using two ropes allows for some great work positioNing and access to the tips of the canopy.

[kevin bingham]

And I still climb SRT when it is clearly the more practical option. But I always have two ropes in the tree with me and I am always tied into two bomber anchors when I use sharp tools.

 

Stephen, where you anchor your rope is not a question of SRT or DDRT or ddrt, it is just a question of where you anchor your rope.

[DrewB]

I hate base ties 99% of the time for working.

[DrewB]

I hope to god that I'm never made to climb with 2 climbing lines. Kev does it, Kev rocks it. For me, I don't see the point or the need.

[kevin bingham]

But drew. You are required to be tied in twice while cutting. I have not found that possible 100% with an SRT mindset. Tying in twice just doesn't make sense sometimes SRT. Why not just tie in twice from the beggining. I'm not loving it but I also could never be that guy who slings my lanyard around every time I use my saw. I'm not going for speed in my work environment.

[Arran Turner]

But drew. You are required to be tied in twice while cutting. I have not found that possible 100% with an SRT mindset. Tying in twice just doesn't make sense sometimes SRT. Why not just tie in twice from the beggining. I'm not loving it but I also could never be that guy who slings my lanyard around every time I use my saw. I'm not going for speed in my work environment.

 

 

Do you take a lanyard up with when you work off of two single lines? I assume you do if so how much does it get used?

[kevin bingham]

It gets used quite a lot.

[Mark Bolam]

Kevin this is a transparent attempt to sell twice as many Wrenches!

 

 

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[Marc]

Kevin this is a transparent attempt to sell twice as many Wrenches!

 

 

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Kevin you've been rumbled!

 

I can see the sense in 2 anchors, just not the practicality I a 3 dimensional tree. And for me it just comes down to being more practical with a single lifeline the most important point is ensuring good work position.

 

I have full trust in a single line to keep me safe, at least with doubled rope I always have the opportunity to create a second independent anchor on the fly without the need for a second rope.