Pete Mctree
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Everything posted by Pete Mctree
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That's a monster. Nice piece of kit you have to tidy up after lol
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Great news Iain. I have an idea how hard you have worked to achieve this. Get yourself a bottle and enjoy!
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That's an employment issue. If they don't they cease to be emloyed:scared:
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The vibration levels on it are miniscule compared to the older models. I was very impressed
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[ame]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3vy3xEDmuGM[/ame]
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Ditto, was a great day. Many thanks to Dean for organising it (and his mrs for doing the food shopping ). Nice to have some relaxing climbing time with a great bunch. Plenty of laughing and joking, especially watching skyhuck in a spin:wave:. It should defiatley be repeated when the weather is a little warmer though- the camping and drinking would be a worthy addition
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Like any of us will have such a luxury. I bet Dean willl have opened the container before i get there
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Anonymity is relevant. No doubt you could be identified with a few phone calls, but thats not the point. It's about sharing and progressing , not hiding. If I had a website, trust me, I'd post it everywhere for the search engines to find. Free advertising never hurts
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The accident statistics in the uk are inclusive of any homeowner/amateur accidents. The gov. uses them to beat the industry about the head with
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You better leaving them in there harness partially suspended then ?
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I was talking about the length, they should be adjusted as long as possible
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geckos are more comfortable for me, others prefer trad spikes. Are the ones you using adjusted correctly?
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I have a 20, 35, 40 and 45. 40 is most used
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Self rescue if your cut is usually the ONLY option. Time is against you, and you don't have much of it!
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or if the casualties line is intact, you can transfer to that and use you own lifeline to move you both back to the centre of the tree. But i like your idea better Peter
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i'm going to bring my thermals if it does not warm up soon!
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If you are unsure of the length required, you could always phone them and ask for recomendations. A 35 or 40m rope is usually sufficient for 90% of tree work imho
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Another method is to get steradent, or any other cleaner for false teeth. drop a couple of tablets in and leave overnight
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To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Pete Mctree replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
it's about habitat creation, not visual amenity. I think you missunderstand it's function Butch -
To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Pete Mctree replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
If the roots are suspect then not being in the tree is always an option. Just thinking out loud here and trying to think of a way of avoiding alot of awkward saw work -
To Coronet or Not to Coronet, now that is a question
Pete Mctree replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Ever considered winching the tops off where applicable with as small a back cut as required to give a nice rip/fracture effect -
belt here. Can't stand a gusset full of sawdust. I always undo it though when i put my harness on
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you threatening to give me another spanking Matt, i really enjoyed the last one:)
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I noticed that too hehe. Awesome piece of iron well worked:icon14:
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Firefox is a different browser as opposed to using microsoft's Internet Explorer.
