Who uses the double rope set up ?

[RichieR]

i just finished my 38 and 39 , and I wondered is it worth changing over to that system or is it more hassle than it's worth . Up til now if I wanted extra support then I would carry carry a small extra rope or use my ce lanyard.

[simonm]

Not sure I get that! What system do you climb on currently

[philip2011]

Not sure I get that! What system do you climb on currently

 

second that

you learn to climb on drt unless sommets changed in 12 months ?

[RichieR]

We used both ends of the rope as our dead ends and and so in effect had 2 ropes to work off

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

I may, effectively, though I'm not sure of your meaning, I use a long rope (45m I think), a flip line (2.8m) and a 10m strop rather than the 2nd end of my rope. I find it much quicker than using the second end of my main line.

[simonm]

We used both ends of the rope as our dead ends and and so in effect had 2 ropes to work off

 

You mean to advance the tree? You don't use a lanyard

[Marc Lewis]

I learnt on both ends of my rope too, can be a good system at times. As soon as I passed cs39 I changed to one end of my rope and a lanyard and have not looked back since.

[RichieR]

Yes Tim you understood what I getting at . Hi Simon I sorry I wasn't very clear . No not to advance but to get myself in a decent work position. I use a hitch climber and use the ce lanyard in the single rope set up to help my positioning.

[simonm]

Yes Tim you understood what I getting at . Hi Simon I sorry I wasn't very clear . No not to advance but to get myself in a decent work position. I use a hitch climber and use the ce lanyard in the single rope set up to help my positioning.

 

I'm with you, so on for example branch walk you use both ends.

[RichieR]

Yep that's it. I found it shortened my rope, and cluttered me up so much.

Edited December 20, 2014 by RichieR