DrewB

cough, cough " contract climbers" cough, cough, splutter, splutter...

As above

i think those trees have a lot of personality and dignity where they are placed, in the middle of bush. but i dont believe they would have the same glory if they were next to a road

Treemotion. It's just the best.

wetas(Hermidiana thoracica) are sweet bro but be careful of that purple centipede-apparently they are very nasty if they bite you.I think its the most toxic thing in NZ that you will see regularly..

splicing wins hands down!! but dynamic cannot be spliced so stitching it is. and with 3 stitches, a ring, 2 diff cordages- stitching is the only way to make it cost effective. and this way allows to be sit back and drink lattes all day.......

id see a doctor first..

Don't overlook acupuncture either.

Ha yeah bro. But if she's accepting texts of you, then she must be the slag....

Cheers LSD - and Adam. That explained it better:)

have you doubleline footlocked before Si? hope that doesnt sound too condescending.. The OP is the klemheist and the dynamic attaches to you..

before you attach a fig 8 to descend you can clip your side lanyard to the ring and completely shorten the system. Then attach the fig 8 with the klemheist just a little way above it and not 5ft above like normal..

no, solely for footlocking bro. work and competition. in essence, its a fancy footlocking lanyard/prussic. similar to this-www.teufelberger.com/en/products/arboriculture/tools/celock.html

Use the back of the saw to knock deadwood off, not the blade. a blunt silky requires more force and gives much worse injuries. change blades reqularly, if its not cutting like butter its getting blunt. You generally only use 1 arm all the time whilst doing silky work and ya shoulder can take a beating if the blade is blunt.

Its a standard footlocking lanyard bro. just funked up a little. If the whole thing was made of OP it would be pretty damn static and coupled with being used on a static access line, it could "potentially" lead to a shock load situation-hence why CE Lock is available from teufelberger. OP has te great advantage though of being pretty heat resistant for when you need to descend. The yellow dynamic line is great at absorbing a shock load ( climber footlocks up to a branch and then stands and falls off or just misses a lock whilst ascending and drops 30cms into the prusic) but has useless heat resistance.In Oz (national climbing champs) last year all footlocking prussics had to be made of heat resistant material. This is just my way of getting the best out of both materials- being able to add the ring as a joiner has enabled the whole unit to be worked off (DRT), great for in a rescue or just work whilst ascending up. That better for ya bro?

Heres a new Footlock Prussic ive had made up. The Upper short loop is stitched OP 8mm, has good heat resistance and is the right size for a 6 wrap klemheist. The loop is running through a DMM ring. Stiched onto this is Edeldrid Flashlight Dynamic line, the reason for this is to give shock absorbancy if a fall happens whilst footlocking. The dynamic line has very poor heat resistance and so i choose the OP to be above it. The ring can be used as a midline anchor system using either a revolver or Pinto, et al. Running rope direct through the Ring will burn te dynamic line through so should be avoided. Once your weight is loaded into the system you can tie a marlin spike and clip the FL prussic into it. It may be seen as a bit over the top by some but i believe its a good compromise beteween heat resistance and dynamic capabilities. Stiched by Shift2 here in NZ for DBTree..

Definelty stay with the hitch climber bro. It's more than just a pulley for tending a hitch, let's you set up o rigs , m rigs, 2nd attachment for lanyard, extra prussic for lifts etc and more. The large pulley in it makes the rope feed Into it from odd angles really well. I reckon the HC is one of the best pulleys ever made.

what rope are you climbing on thats 10mm??

personally id stick with the rw. i think the Hitch Hiker will evolve into an great tool but at the moment i think its still got some issues. i hate the clunky noise, the crab rotates weirdly, i find it hard to get a hitch that i really like and trust due to the tieing of the stopper knots and think its a bit "agricultural". similar to the zk1 looking strong but a tad "rough" and the zk2 looking proper. No disrespect to Paul intended.

Sorry for the confusion, I have a pre copy that I can open via iBooks. Not available in iBooks yet- but it should be as its a great format for the publication. Hint hint Donney

failing kit for tape on is nuts i believe. id chan ge loler inspector but luckily we dont have it here in nz.yet.

What glue damages the rope? is this actually an issue? ive never heard of it before-has a loler inspector ever failed a splice due to heat shrink on it? it seems absolutely ridiculous.. Whipping does nothing for security of the splice whatsoever. stitching yes, whipping no.

$275 US apparently.

anyone want to buy a Hitch Hiker off me? probably too expensive to post to the UK though. personally im not a fan of it but its a cool idea. and for the HC issues i think getting a pantin is a must have, saves you having to tend the slack on ascents and lets you use ya legs more.

If you can find the older model, snap em up!! Without doubt the most comfortable boot I've used-even thenew ones with dodgy eyelets are really comfortable. I'm going to replace Te eyelets with hollow rivets and run the laces through them. It may work..