24hrs in A&E Tree Surgeon On Now

[madbopper]

Can you tell us any more on the failure. Ta.

[maria warwick]

….lucky chap ……. !!

[gand]

Just put it on +1, cheers for the heads up

[Jonny Burch]

The flipline failed under the plastic coating (just by the green arrow). Just pulled apart! Was quite rusty on inspection. I'll get the actual pic off him later this morning.

[madbopper]

Bloody hell !, that is completely ****. Now you think of it the black shrink wrap is so wrong, it needs to be clear so you could inspect it, I wonder why it was rusty isn't the cable galvanised.

I remember a few flip lines failing in the states at the same point, I think they changed the way the ferrule was fitted to them.

Going out today to check mine and remove any black shrink wrap if mine is made like that.

[Jonny Burch]

This is Dave this Xmas climbing in Thailand. safe to say that he loves his climbing!

[IVECOKID]

The problem with the black shrink wrap is it holds moisture in which accelerate corrosion.

 

Ste

[geoff]

The problem with the black shrink wrap is it holds moisture in which accelerate corrosion.

 

Ste

 

Exactly, moisture is absorbed by the rope covered section, including any corrosive saps or chemicals that are in solution, leaches by capillary action to this area where it remains long after the rest has dried out, hence more corrosion at this point.

[Marc Lewis]

This is Dave this Xmas climbing in Thailand. safe to say that he loves his climbing!

 

Great photo. Looks like Krabi.

[Andrew Gale]

Dave worked for me for nigh on 7 years, indeed he started his tree surgery career working for me; I've known him for a long time and found it really rather distressing watching that last night even though I knew the outcome.

 

It does raise a rather interesting point about the plastic covers over sewn and spliced areas of rope though; had a bit of a tool box chat at the yard about the subject at the end of play today.