What..............no MEWP !

[Dean Lofthouse]

surprised no one pointed out that you put the gob in whilst attached to the same piece:scared1:

 

Nowt wrong with that mate as long as it's just the gob and the gob doesn't go all the way through to the back

[David Humphries]

surprised no one pointed out that you put the gob in whilst attached to the same piece

 

They just did

 

 

i thought that was a southern thing bob, loads on here have pics doing that, not for me. never been a fan of knocking tops out above my head either. but lets not go down the mike hill assasination road with the great monkey d, anyone who climbs in a waistcoat is cool in my book:001_cool:

 

Top had a very generous lean away from me Stevie, didn't need a tag.

 

I'm more than comfortable to hear the critisim, I'm a long time done with the fluidity that comes with regular climbing.

Hence the rusty comment.

 

Been feeling a tad guilty recently, and not been arborial any where near enough, since the knee, to keep the cobwebs at bay

 

Can't survive on just being the Coronet King

 

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Good stuff Dave.

 

But it looks like a beaver put that gob in!

[David Humphries]

Good stuff Dave.

 

But it looks like a beaver put that gob in!

 

 

 

That's bang outta order

 

I, as a higher primate, have far more finesse than a mere aquatic mamal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[skyhuck]

surprised no one pointed out that you put the gob in whilst attached to the same piece:scared1:

 

Do your frown on this technique Bob??

 

I use it often, surely it gives you the best work position??

 

Great pic's David particular like the one where you can see the back cut opening

[Stephen Blair]

its the whole cut the bit you are on scenario for me, it just doesnt seem right lol

[Mesterh]

Do your frown on this technique Bob??

 

I do the same thing but I know of two incidences were the climber would have been dead if it wasnt for the ground staff screaming at then as they put the back cut in:scared1:

 

One was a college newbie (I was there) the other had 20 years experience (i was on the job but not at the scene)!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I do the same thing but I know of two incidences were the climber would have been dead if it wasnt for the ground staff screaming at then as they put the back cut in:scared1:

 

One was a college newbie (I was there) the other had 20 years experience (i was on the job but not at the scene)!

 

If they were that incompetent, they may even forget to strop in when they remove their top anchor or crab into the wrong eye

[Stephen Blair]

i think the word could be complacent dean, i was talking to a friend who does loads of rock climbing, he was telling me laods of experienced guys get killed because they forgot to tie their life line on. they gat all their kit ready, plan all their routes, stick on the harness and boots, get the rope out and off they go, get up 10-20 feet and lean back:scared1:familiearity breeds contempt as they say:sad:

[Dean Lofthouse]

There are some on here that didn't believe me when I told them I check my system after each and every change over and check my rope below my hitch each time I descend incase it's cut. I anchor on, follow one side of the rope up with my eye, over the branch and check it's back into the same crab. Check the friction is there then carry on.

 

It takes a second or two and comes as second nature after a while.

 

Being able to fly up a tree and tap bells against the clock is not what I call good climbing