How far can you climb above your anchor?

[DanClimbsTrees]

Hello, I'm working on coursework for my Arb course and I need to know the max you are supposed to climb above your anchor?

 

I'm pretty sure I've read its 25cm but is that the top of your head or can your feet be that far above?

 

Cheers, Dan

[Arborist]

Jack Kenyon said in one of his lectures lat a fall of about 1ft onto your rope was enought to pull the aorta out of your heart!

[Spruce Pirate]

I think the book says 50cm. I take that to mean you can have 50cm of rope between the bridge of your harness and your anchor.

 

That is maximum you are supposed to climb above your anchor, obviously, depending on the tree, you can climb a lot higher above it.

[hamdogg]

Haha not as much as you will when your a full time climber!!!

[Mark_Skyland]

Jack Kenyon said in one of his lectures lat a fall of about 1ft onto your rope was enought to pull the aorta out of your heart!

 

1 foot?

 

Luckily for me that didn't happen.

 

The way it was explained to me was that sitting on the branch your anchored into is the height you shouldn't climb beyond etc.

[TTP]

I thought each harness has a different rating, the treemotion is 20cm

[TTP]

20cm above waist line but who listens to this?

[Joe Newton]

Well my longest rope is 45m, so I guess the highest I could climb with my rope attached would be 22.5m above my anchor point.

 

I was taught 50cm, from anchor point to bridge ring.

 

All pointless really. Climb as high as you can safely. Use your strop, or a Mewp.

[Coletti]

I believe it states no more of a fall than 50cm so 25cm of slack above the anchor equates to a 50cm drop

[Mark Bolam]

I am going to kill myself.

 

 

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