DrewB
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Move to NZ, diesel is less than a dollar per litre at the moment! i got some for 78cents yesterday!!
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yeah i hear ya man and agree that it definetly has its place BUT it still needs a climber on site who can do a rescue to go and undo the lanyard. The system is not a replacement for having a good second climber, which it can suggest it is. My personal preference is to have an access line installed and groundies who are trained to do a rescue. Different techniques for different jobs. Just having this discussion is good as keep you thinking of different ideas. cheers.
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i agree that the above is a really good technique but what happens when the climber is stropped in with his/her lanyard? This technique then becomes useless. As arbocop said, practice, practice, practice. We set aside a few hours every month to practice aerial rescue in different scenarios, knowing all your crew can do a rescue (in theory) is great piece of mind whilst working at height. Ive only done one real rescue (and hopefully no more) and this really hit home the need for practice. Its like insurance, you hope you never need it, but if you do need it, your glad youve got it.
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Dont listen to 'em ross-bling =speed:001_cool:
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will do colin, hes crashing on my sofa at the moment!!!
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when ya want to start practisin bro??
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Does anyone make a pair of chainie trousers that are also fireproof and arc proof for working in close proximity to powerlines? the regs have just changed here and it is what we will have to wear otherwise its standard chainsaw trousers underneath flame retardant/arc proof trousers! the heat will be a killer. An NZ company is making some up but i wondered if any are currently available.
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i hear ya james, i carry a pair of binos now to check my anchor on BIG trees. scared myself ages ago after footlocking up and finding i was tied to piece of epicormic the size of my pinky finger:scared1:
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Bloody hell! ouch. hope adams doin ok and not beating himself up too much-it could happen to anyone. give him my regards bro.
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yep...
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Treemotion harness and petzl chest harness set-up
DrewB replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Climbers talk
been away on holiday so didnt get the photos done, will try this weekend -
Do the petzl ascentree ascenders need to be backed up? ive been told they dont but would like some more input. cheers
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pm me bro and ill try and sort something out
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Treemotion harness and petzl chest harness set-up
DrewB replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Climbers talk
ill try and get some tomorrow of mine if theres time bro -
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yeah bro, witch is still head of safety but mainly concentrates on the electriacl side i think. how long ago did you work for the scrape? i know lots of the guys "on the other side":001_cool:
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a cruizy week installing lanterns for the chinese lantern festival. camphor laurel and fig trees plus many many more...........
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yeah bro, the orange devil. its all good. based in auckland mainly working in the parks.
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I had one but HATED it, seemed to twist my rope like crazy. gave it to a friend and he really likes it.
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Treemotion harness and petzl chest harness set-up
DrewB replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Climbers talk
nice one rupe.(does it hurt when it springs and slaps you?) I just use the petzl secur on mine. -
my normal srt is just sending up a running bowline and locking it off at the top. Then ascend up the line and lanyard in. clip all the ascenders into the eye of the bowline and lower down to the ground. This then leaves an access line that can be climbed any style in case its needed. Climb on a different line of course. I know its got certain issues with rescue but the way it leaves an access line(Dbrt or srt) wins over the tieing it off at the bottom technique for me.
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i hear ya paul:closedeyes:
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this could turn into the best thread ever:001_smile:
