Climbing equipment advice

[R-P]

I'm just about to start climbing and need to start getting some gear together. Any advice on a good climbing rope to start with and any advice on harnesses?

 

Cheers

[IanW]

IMHO to me rope is rope but a harness is personal and how it feels to you, try a few before you buy a harness, there not cheap if you buy one you don't find comfy.

I can't imagine nothing worse than having to spend 2 maybe more hours hanging 25 meters up in a tree in a harness that feels like it's screwing you in the wrong'un

 

Ian

[junglist]

Petzl sequoia - great harness and all you need. You don't need anything fancy! I still use mine and it's a good price!

 

Any 13mm rope really, I use New England hi vee.

 

 

 

 

Jon

[IanW]

Petzl sequoia - great harness and all you need. You don't need anything fancy! I still use mine and it's a good price!

 

Any 13mm rope really, I use New England hi vee.

 

 

 

 

Jon

 

 

I have Petzl Sequioa harness too, it's the old one, the new one looks nice!!

[Joe Newton]

I started off using Yale xtc rope, and I still rate it as one of the nicest, toughest ropes on the market. Good value too.

 

My first harness was a Komet Butterfly, simple and tough, and I'm still using it. Relatively cheap, not the comfiest out there but I climb usually five days a week with no problems.

[Mark Bolam]

Agree on the XTC Joe.

Used mine for years, and have been using it for light rigging and pulling ever since retiring it as a climbing line.

 

 

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Edited March 5, 2014 by Mark Bolam

[Joe Newton]

Agree on the XTC Joe.

Used mine for years, and have been using it for light rigging and pulling ever since retiring it as a climbing line.

 

 

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I've tried using it for pulling. Any tips on how to keep their hands and legs still long enough to tie them?

[Mark Bolam]

Jaegermeister.

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Jaegermeister.

 

 

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Hahaha!

[TreeswingerPerth]

Another vote for the Yale XTC here , I'm also on a Komet Butterfly harness , it's a good value bit of kit and pretty tough compared to some .

The sky's the limit if you have plenty cash and there's some lovely stuff out there .