How have you older climbers changed your style in the last few years.

[Marc Lewis]

Agreed, not least because you have to march to the beat of someone else.

A climber sets the pace, if he's feeling ornery life on the ground gets ugly.

 

Completely depends on the job. Sometimes groundwork is easier and sometimes climbing is.

[Buzzsurgeon]

Typically I only have one groundy with me. To keep efficiency I try to do as much groundy prep up the tree as poss.

 

Cutting limbs ready to be presented to the chipper, removing forks and stubs, dropping limbs with the butt facing the direction of the drag, if possible. Snedding sections intended for fire wood, ready for stacking/load in truck.

 

It all means we're job done sooner and on our way home!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I don't rush about anymore and still get the job done in time and price jobs so you don't have to rush in the first place

[MattyF]

I've changed and would like to think progressed over the years , took me 10 years on a Prussik to realise there where better ways so moved to a VT hitch climber set up with rope guide which felt the ultimate for about the time again until the last couple of years where I've progressively changed my climbing style to SRT which I feel was the best transition to make to keep up productivity combined with the experience gained already I feel I can climb productively for much longer and keep an edge over the younger guys for a bit longer!.

[Mick Dempsey]

Must try this SRT thing at some point.

[Mark Bolam]

It's a game changer Mick, even if you only use it for access on bigger stuff.

[Steve Bullman]

I've changed and would like to think progressed over the years , took me 10 years on a Prussik to realise there where better ways so moved to a VT hitch climber set up with rope guide which felt the ultimate for about the time again until the last couple of years where I've progressively changed my climbing style to SRT which I feel was the best transition to make to keep up productivity combined with the experience gained already I feel I can climb productively for much longer and keep an edge over the younger guys for a bit longer!.

Unlike you Matty, I couldn't wait to get off a prussik and was trying anything and everything that came along. I'm not quite the same these days though or undoubtedly would have picked up on the whole SRT thing before now. That is going to be my next progression but right now I find Ddrt easy and fluid, I fear i'm stuck in that old man stubborn mindset that i've always criticized other climbers for

[Mark Bolam]

I don't think you're mentally equipped for SRT Steve.

[Steve Bullman]

thanks Mark

[MattyF]

Unlike you Matty, I couldn't wait to get off a prussik and was trying anything and everything that came along. I'm not quite the same these days though or undoubtedly would have picked up on the whole SRT thing before now. That is going to be my next progression but right now I find Ddrt easy and fluid, I fear i'm stuck in that old man stubborn mindset that i've always criticized other climbers for

 

 

H ha I'm gonna keep on going on about SRT until you see its merits as it was you and tim that finally persuaded me to get off the Prussik back then can only thank you for it!