The time has finally come

[Joe Newton]

Don't quite follow you there

 

 

 

I think he's saying don't tie into something too small.

 

 

Nah, I reckon he was talking about possibly tensioning and isolating a redirect that you were unsure of.

 

If you have a good redirect point, but you're not sure how well it will take your weight, you could use a sling and crap and girth hitch your line to it, so that the line between your top tie and the redirect is taut and slightly tensioned. This way your line is supporting the redirect, which in turn isn't taking so much of your weight.

 

It does rely on having a solid top anchor though.

[Tommy_B]

Nah, I reckon he was talking about possibly tensioning and isolating a redirect that you were unsure of.

 

If you have a good redirect point, but you're not sure how well it will take your weight, you could use a sling and crap and girth hitch your line to it, so that the line between your top tie and the redirect is taut and slightly tensioned. This way your line is supporting the redirect, which in turn isn't taking so much of your weight.

 

It does rely on having a solid top anchor though.

 

Thats how I understood it too mate.

[Mark Bolam]

I wouldn't use a sling and a crap though Joe, that gets real messy.

[Joe Newton]

I wouldn't use a sling and a crap though Joe, that gets real messy.

 

 

Thank you mister B. I noticed when it was too late to edit.

 

Frankly I hope Steve tries my way.

 

I'm already bored of the wrench though. Fancy buying something new.

[D Mc]

Don't quite follow you there

 

Climbing SRWP you have to train your eye to look at angles and potentials you never had before. With DdRT redirects are not used much so the force applied is linear. When you redirect you have a portion of your line above and a portion below that point. If the angle formed is exactly split by the redirect limb, that limb will be loaded in compression and will be a good choice for a simple dynamic redirect. If the angle is not equal, when you weight the rope, there will be a lateral force applied towards the more open angle. This causes lots of movement and is very weak. To counteract this you use a static redirect sometimes even pre-tensioning it so that the upper part of your climbing line is supporting the redirect limb. It is not dissimilar to cabling and allows you to use more of the tree to your advantage.

Edited March 18, 2016 by D Mc

[Steve Bullman]

Thanks for the explanation, i'm with you now.

[colemanjessenz]

Climbing SRWP you have to train your eye to look at angles and potentials you never had before. With DdRT redirects are not used much so the force applied is linear. When you redirect you have a portion of your line above and a portion below that point. If the angle formed is exactly split by the redirect limb, that limb will be loaded in compression and will be a good choice for a simple dynamic redirect. If the angle is not equal, when you weight the rope, there will be a lateral force applied towards the more open angle. This causes lots of movement and is very weak. To counteract this you use a static redirect sometimes even pre-tensioning it so that the upper part of your climbing line is supporting the redirect limb. It is not dissimilar to cabling and allows you to use more of the tree to your advantage.

 

 

If you have a figure 8 on your harness Steve , use that, It's my go to for redirects as it's quick and easy to adjust.

[Steve Bullman]

If you have a figure 8 on your harness Steve , use that, It's my go to for redirects as it's quick and easy to adjust.

how do you mean please?

[Mark Bolam]

Is that with a crap and a sling for a static redirect Jesse?

[Rich Rule]

Fig8 on a sling, girth hitched to a limb and loaded as normal. It would provide a bit of resistance and the slack can be taken out or tightened up?

 

I presume...