friction saver

[Steve Bullman]

yeah, to a drama queen such as yourself, thats exactly what i mean :wave:

[Marc]

By temperamental you mean "fail to grab and drop you like a stone"?

 

VT aka the suicide hitch.

 

Diameter of line both hitch and rope, supplness, plus length and wrap braid combo's.

A VT can be tricky to set right, and everyone does it differently.

 

With blakes or prussik the only real variable is length.

[David Humphries]

Just a little bump on this thread.

 

Question for New Forest, did you get round to getting the Rope Guide after your trip,

If so how you getting on?

 

Sciadopitys, did you ever get on with the Guide or did you go back to an alternative?

 

Finaly a question for Steve, Buzz, Pete Mctree, Marc & Peter.

Can you install the Rope Guide from the floor like you can a trad cam saver?

appreciate your thoughts guys. :wave:

[Peter]

Yes you can, it involves a degree in physics, six throwlines and the patience of mother theresa.

Ok, maybe I exaggerate slightly but its not something I ever do!

I'd rather footlock up to the top of the tree, place the RG where I want it, and go from there.

[DrewB]

Finaly a question for Steve, Buzz, Pete Mctree, Marc & Peter.

Can you install the Rope Guide from the floor like you can a trad cam saver?

appreciate your thoughts guys. :wave:

 

i can install the rope guide from the ground but it leaves a length of throw line hanging from the guide once installed. cant install the new webbing one from the ground though. be keen to see it done though.... for all the hassle i thinks its quicker and easier to climb/footlock into the crown and install it then.

[David Humphries]

i can install the rope guide from the ground but it leaves a length of throw line hanging from the guide once installed. cant install the new webbing one from the ground though. be keen to see it done though.... for all the hassle i thinks its quicker and easier to climb/footlock into the crown and install it then.

 

Thanks for the replies.

I hear what your saying fellas, but out of idle curiosity, can anyone post how to set it from terra firma?

 

Just trying to get together the nearest form of ergonomic ascent that i can, that doesn't involve a MEWP, but more realisticaly this has probably got more to do with me having a tad too much time on my hands.

I'm in that Bermuda triangle that you can get lost in somewhere between reluctantly ditching the harness and trying not lo let my climbers make the same mistakes/bad habits i developed. Which have led to me having to endure far too many aches and pains.

I shall now stop feeling sorry for myself, and let you get back to surfing far more interesting posts.

[Peter]

Have you looked into SRT for ascent?

[David Humphries]

Have you looked into SRT for ascent?

 

Have only thought about it, not as yet given it a dabble.

 

What diam rope and associated knots/ascenders are best suited to SRT?

[Peter]

11mm static lines, toothed ascenders such as petzl pantin, croll, and expedition. Friction hitch depends on the specific application, but vt, helical, and french prussic are popular

[David Humphries]

11mm static lines, toothed ascenders such as petzl pantin, croll, and expedition. Friction hitch depends on the specific application, but vt, helical, and french prussic are popular

 

Thanks for the advice Peter, nothing too new to me here, but i quess i just need to think a little bit more out of the box and try out a few rigs that are away from my Blakes comfort zone.

Any paticular ropes you can recommend?

Cheers