Rope Runner

[BenR]

After mine bedded in it's been superb. Not tried the BDB and would love a review of it if you fancy it? I do flit over to the uni on odd occasions but that's because I still love it a lot.

 

having used ians and treekits runners theres a massive difference once they bed in... i think you just need to do a few hundred fast desents Rich...

[ClimberGuy]

Hey, guys! I do not own a Rope Runner or a Bulldog Bone, I've just been reading about them both on the various forums. I do own and use the original Rope Wrench ZK-1 and the Hitch Hiker.

 

The reason for this post is to attempt to post a link to a really cool video by a guy who utilizes two Rope Runners and two climbing lines, in a way I've never seen before. He doesn't say much, but his original post was on Tree Buzz forum.

 

Here's my attempt at posting a link to his video.

 

[ame]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ykc0dnzuPE[/ame]

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Tim

[Thatoldchestnut]

Haha nice looks good

[Gray git]

Looks some interesting stuff in that vid but don't like the look of how the crab is loaded at the 3 min mark with the double rope thingy.

[Tommy_B]

Is he running two ropes through it at the same time?

[kevin bingham]

One of the mistakes begginer runner users do is use only the beak of the bird for descent. This will cause the runner to seem jumpy and "all or nothing." The trick is to apply very slight pressure to the beak of the bird to start moving and control speed using the rear of the bird, pressing down on the tether to control the second bollard. You want to control both friction points together and you can get superb control.

[James Atkinson]

What are people using to clip into the tiny hole on the roperunner, can't even fit a dmm xsre in it.

[treefrog]

I presume you mean for the chest harness attachment if so i be now bought a small shackle from tool station to go on it to make it more user friendly. Before then I just cut abit of throw line to size.

[gustharts]

What are people using to clip into the tiny hole on the roperunner, can't even fit a dmm xsre in it.

 

The small Stein tool clips fit, was messing around trying a few things in the shop yesterday.

[arborlicious]

One of the mistakes begginer runner users do is use only the beak of the bird for descent. This will cause the runner to seem jumpy and "all or nothing." The trick is to apply very slight pressure to the beak of the bird to start moving and control speed using the rear of the bird, pressing down on the tether to control the second bollard. You want to control both friction points together and you can get superb control.

 

Great tip. This is my second week with the rope runner and this made a big difference. Feels like I have total control now. You're the man Kevin.