old school

[stihlmadasever]

I cut my arm up a tree, lacerating an artery & I can guarantee, that if I had not got myself out of the tree asap, then I would be dead - no-one could have helped me in time imho !

 

Totally agree mate,self rescue is your best chance in a serious injury up a tree situation.Any of you older guys (no offence) or more experienced guys practice your aerial rescues?

[Steve Bullman]

Totally agree mate,self rescue is your best chance in a serious injury up a tree situation.Any of you older guys (no offence) or more experienced guys practice your aerial rescues?

 

As someone who has been climbing 18 years now I honestly don't see the merit in practising an aerial rescue. I know how to rescue someone, the climb is the hardest part and thats something I do daily anyway. I think its a valuable excercise for inexperience climbers or groundies with aerial rescue tickets however

[stihlmadasever]

As someone who has been climbing 18 years now I honestly don't see the merit in practising an aerial rescue. I know how to rescue someone, the climb is the hardest part and thats something I do daily anyway. I think its a valuable excercise for inexperience climbers or groundies with aerial rescue tickets however

Yip totally agree steve we only do it cause our boss is a total pr!@k and makes us,even though no one has ever had an accident with a saw up a tree,wish i could say the same for the mewp users though!

[Steve Bullman]

Yip totally agree steve we only do it cause our boss is a total pr!@k and makes us,even though no one has ever had an accident with a saw up a tree,wish i could say the same for the mewp users though!

 

Careful, please don't be naive enough to think your boss doesn't look at this forum and can't work out who you are from your posts despite your pseudonym

[Joe Newton]

Careful, please don't be naive enough to think your boss doesn't look at this forum and can't work out who you are from your posts despite your pseudonym

 

 

Is he one of yours Steve?

 

FWIW I've been after rescue drills for a while now. A person shouldn't complain about doing them.

[stihlmadasever]

Careful, please don't be naive enough to think your boss doesn't look at this forum and can't work out who you are from your posts despite your pseudonym

 

Haha cheerz for the heads up steve but seriously-no chance!

My boss doesnt even know these forums exist.He refers to us as his monkeys...

[treequip]

Haha cheerz for the heads up steve but seriously-no chance!

My boss doesnt even know these forums exist.He refers to us as his monkeys...

 

And of course no chance anyone he knows might just point him at this thread. Seriously, Steve speaks the truth, take a hint, plenty of people have shot themselves in the foot kike this.

[dsearle]

Hi. Not long been climbing so still use a prusik but will one day change over. My question is I know people say prusik will knacker your elbows but I have used a guys hitch climber I've done some work for a few times and I remember thinking holding my weight on one arm whilst tending my slack would ruin my joint faster. Or was I doing it wrong?

[Mark Bolam]

A foot ascender is a pretty cheap game-changer in this respect.

Use the big muscles instead.

I prefer the CT to the Pantin because it doesn't kick out.

[Pete Mctree]

Hi. Not long been climbing so still use a prusik but will one day change over. My question is I know people say prusik will knacker your elbows but I have used a guys hitch climber I've done some work for a few times and I remember thinking holding my weight on one arm whilst tending my slack would ruin my joint faster. Or was I doing it wrong?

 

If you lock the holding arm straight, then you massively reduce effort whilst tending slack.

Rock climbers "rest" in the arms locked position as it relies on the skeleton etc as opposed to muscle usage