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Rich Rule

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  1. Wordle 1,298 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  2. Let us know once you find out. Climb safe.
  3. Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a combination of errors that contributed to the accident. Glad you are ok though and didn’t have any serious injuries. The VT is an established knot that has been used for years by thousands of climbers. Certain things need to be taken into consideration though, as with everything we do. Therefore I would suggest that the Vt isn’t really a knot for beginners. Things to consider. Rope and hich cord compatibility. Usually at least 2 mm difference between them, hitch cord being thinner than climb line. If it is a hard rope then use soft hitch cord and vice versa, soft rope use hard hitch cord. The number of wraps and braids in the VT. Too many and it will barely move, too few and it may not grab you in the event of a fall. As with all knots, TDS, Tie Dress and Set. Test it low and slow. If you’re using a hitch climber or similar pulley it is best used with a spliced eye, that way there will be no interference with the wraps at the top of the hitch. if you end up using a termination knot instead of the hitch it needs to be far enough away from the top of the hitch to allow the hitch to bite. Therefore, I wouldn’t use a scaffold knot, double fishemans etc as they are pretty bulky. I don’t often use a VT these days but if I have to in the scenario above I use a bowline tied with a bigger loop than normal to connect to. That way it doesn’t get in the way of the top braids. Even after all that TDS again. What exactly was the rope combination you used? I know you said 13 and 11 mm but what brands? There is a lot of knowledge on here and it might be glaringly obvious not to use that combination. Unfortunately it sounds like you may have had one or two of the above factors that lead to your mishap. As I said, glad your OK and get back to us with some answers. You never know, it may help someone else in the future.
  4. Good luck with it.
  5. Slow cooker day today. Back in November I got a butchered organic lamb from a customer. Decided to do a slow cooker Morrocan stew recipe today. Browned off the lamb bit in wok. Then fried onions, garlic ginger and lemon zest. Fried for a bit with spices, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon. then added stock and honey and the rest of the lemon with Black olives. Been on the go now for 6 hours. Give it a bit longer and then I’ll take the bones out. Add some fresh mint and serve.
  6. Wordle 1,295 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  7. But did you / have you tried the Tyler Twist?
  8. Wordle 1,294 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  9. Wordle 1,293 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  10. I have a couple of zero stretch (not literally but you get the point) ropes and they are nice to climb on but you wouldn’t want to take a drop using it. The Courant Squire has a bit of stretch but not that noticeable unless you are using most of the line. Mine is 60m so a 28 plus metre tree with a base tie. Plenty of decent ropes out there but I like the feel of the Courant. I recently spiked mine on a large dismantle so have cut it out. I will be buying another due to the cost.
  11. I would get the courant Squire. Used to be 100 quid ish for 60 m.
  12. Tachyon is bouncy as a ball when used SRT. decent hard wearing rope but there are better out there IME. I still have some I use for scabby Spruce or Pine but I am rarely ascending in the rope. Usually spikes and the rope is second anchor or as a means to get out of dodge should it be needed.
  13. First day of the year. Could have been worse. Could have been better. Wordle 1,292 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  14. Yes. Had a couple of the OG’s and then got the RRPro when it came out.
  15. I won’t be getting one I reckon. All the Maples I do are in Norway. 😜
  16. Same as Joe. Courant Squire. Low stretch, light and pairs up well with a Rope Runner Pro.
  17. Wordle 1,290 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  18. This thickness is becoming and epidemic in my house. Wordle 1,289 X/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©
  19. Jamie Oliver Jerk Ham Recipe | Christmas Baked Ham Recipe THEHAPPYFOODIE.CO.UK Step up your Christmas ham with Jamie Oliver's Jerk Ham recipe from his Christmas cookbook, rubbed with... I’ll be honest though, I had some Jamaican rub and couldn’t be arsed to make from scratch.
  20. I remember years ago Jamie Oliver saying that the main ingredients for a flavouring a Christmas ham were almost the same as Jamaican Jerk. I always meant to try it but haven’t u til this year. Remembering my South London adopted Jamaican heritage. Give it a Jerk Pete.
  21. Not even a proper word. Wordle 1,288 X/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©
  22. Cooked Ham for the bit between Chrimbo and NY. Seasoned it with Jamaican Jerk and covered in breadcrumbs. proper tasty.
  23. Wordle 1,287 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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