DrewB
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The cmi one, like rupe said feels quite bulky. Being able roflick it off the rope can be quite handy once up in the tree, if your pushing straight down whilst ascending they won't flick off, it's all down to technique. The kong futura works brilliantly and super stable underfoot but unfortunately the webbing wore through in weeks. Thy stein looks big and cumbersome. Personally I'd say stick with petzl and refine the twchnique, you can also lock in a crab if you have too.
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I agree, it's not exactly an all action spectacular.
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Ever wondered what a configured system would break at? now im convinced this is right-my computer is blocking the vids so im not sure if its working! sorry
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Scape and splundh are always after staff , if you've got a truck license it's almso guarantees employment.
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Velcro. I stitched mine though
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if we could not do them in summer we would, the council says do them so we have too. im thinking the courier masks are the go, our volcano masks would get too hot to climb in. cheers guys
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http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F&h=c0cf6 think this is right
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Anywhere that sells te cocoon bro. Cover the cotter pin in heat shrink thoughti stop it catching on the rope, hope it works out for you. And hus a bit of tubing/ hose in the eye to keep it open.
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Any suggestions as to what's best for filtering out plane dust whilst climbing and chipping? Courier pollution masks? It's tht time of year here and it's killing us, again. cheers
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i wasnt a fan at first but im finding it works well on the tachyon.
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in NZ there are very little rules!! we just make and break alot of them to show consistency. Send it over bro and we'll snap it for you of course but surely it can be easily done nearer you bro?
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no the small dyneema webbing melted through the sirius at 20kN. Were going to redo it with op8mm instead and/ or 10mm sirius, and also change the webbing to 6mm stitched globe. tbh when you see what happened to the gear, 20kN is of no concern and the hitch was right next to the pulley so we would never generate that amount of force (and survive) ina normal climbing situation. we put knots below the webbing prussic and vt because ata certain force they just started to slip. when i get time ill put upthe printouts from the test machine.
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yeah the OP is mine-well be breaking a heap more so we can prove consistency before selling it to anyone. I really like the stitched eyes but people are always requesting diff lengths and being in nz its a pain to get them quickly. I actually thought teh op would be a pain to splice but i found it to be relatively easy. The ART pulley fully stretched open before anything broke too, were lucky in auckland that theres a heap of testing stations around due to the marine industry. cheers guys
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Gotta plug when and where you can!! Got some nice HD vids of the stuff breaking, when I get the time I'll put them up.
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Broke some gear today. 10mm OP. 8mm OP. Configured rope guide with vt setup below. Dyneema slings. Rope that was in the volcano for 7 months. evrything was super strong. 10mm OP 26kN. configured rg broke the sirius at 20kN and then retested the 8mm OP and it broke at 18kN. volc rope broke at 16kN. was a fun day. climbeverything.
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'No hope of survival' after second explosion
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Horrible news from the west coast of the south island with the 29 coal miners presumed dead. My heart goes out to all those involved, really sad day for nz.
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Personally I'd avoid the small petzl ring as it's too small to easily fit carabiners too.
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its weird that matty, ive got the sip non protective as well and they do have the lace hook but the chainsaw ones dont.
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I've got the sip progress too and they are holding up real well so far, maybe 9 months old possibly a year.
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Kind of, just that you virtually eliminate friction at the anchor point, this can however dictate a change in climbingstyle. Body thrusting in mid air is killer as friction isn't helping you anymore. Climbing throughout the canopy becomes easier though as your not fighting that same friction. It's good to try a pulley on the small ring of your vambium saver to get a feel for it.
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If no one does it first I'll get some pics taken, it'll be easier to explain that way
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cheers matt. 'bout time you realised.............
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on the rare occasion im working on a pole i have my rope set like this, whilst i put the gob cut in and then just pull the other side to release it back to me once im ready for the back cut. enables a quick descent if the need arises-can retrieve from the bottom of the tree as long as the tail of the rope is long enough.
