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Rich Rule

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  1. Yes, just sit in the harness and take the weight of the Haas and the foot ascender. Saves wrestling with it.
  2. Have you ever trained Musy Thai Stubby?
  3. Where about Stubby? Live or on YouTube? He is pretty much a legend, but not really a stadium fighter these days. A bit like Saenchai... now there is a guy who is unbelievable. Google him if you don’t know. Muhammad Ali of Muay Thai. Both are great ambassadors of the sport due to there international game. There are some awesome younger fighters coming through the stadiums over in BKK. Mind, there always has been. It is all Sunuk.
  4. Good video Paul. One of the guys I work uses it for SRT ascent with occasional work on the way up. i was looking at it a couple of weeks ago but didn’t quite understand the full functionality of it.
  5. Whats left of the 60 metre rope I am already climbing on. I tend to KISS. Base tie a 60m rope after having pulled through enough of the working end for the task. I just tie the Hook to the tail end of the line. The rest of the 60 stays in the rope bag. I did make a 20metre lanyard to be stored in a ditty bag. I had great ideas for that as a lanyard or second line when needed. It would have also doubled up for the hook with the cinch to capture progress. I moved house though and can't remember where I put the bag and the cinch has disappeared. Oh, the joy!
  6. For years it was considered a conspiracy theory to think the CIA would experiment in mind control and LSD on there own citizens. Project MKUltra anyone?
  7. Sounds like a right conspiracy that one. As if a governement would actually do anything to harm there own citizens?
  8. Just get into the habit of pushing the hitch up when you need to stop. A bit like when you push the tail of your rope above your prussic if it is slipping. OP takes a lot for it to bed in as it is so stiff. It isn't my favourite though but plenty of climbers like it. Once you get used to the characteristics of the VT you may, as I did like to run it a bit loose. It helps the rope tend it self when you are ascending or coming back in from branch walking. Again the little push of the VT hitch will just make sure it sets. Once the cord beds in it will catch if you load it suddenly, where as it is more likely to slip if you load it slowly.
  9. Matty. That is exactly what the video I posted was referring to. war s good for business and a clever business man backs both sides. Just take a look at proven history regarding the Rothschilds. Backing both Briton and France during the Napolionic Wars. The battle of Waterloo marked the end of the Napolionic wars and the day when Nathan Rothschild took charge of the London Stock Exchange, Bank of England, the British Empire and the UK Economy. Whilst all the time the Napolionic forces were also being funded by a different brother of the Rothchilds family. So many times conspiracy theories have been proven correct with facts from History. Now where is my tin foil hat! p.s. how did we get from pruning Oak trees to war crimes?
  10. That is one of the main things that came up when I was in the US. I was working in Connecticut for 2 months and the locals, who probably had never even been to NY kept bringing the “War against the Brits” up. I really had no idea what they were talking about. I suppose a country with such lack of history clings onto such things.
  11. 25 minutes into this, discusses the points you question Mick. AT&T supposedly putting the coms network into Hitlers bunkers. Standard Oil supplying the fuels for Hitlers war machine. Ford providing the engines for some of the vehicles within Hitlers regime. Whether you believe it or not it is pretty thought provoking.
  12. Proclimber? Wasn’t that Penny?
  13. https://www.haglofs.com/fi/en-fi/roc-spirit-jacket-men/p/604145-45L.html?
  14. Nørrono stuff is great but very expensive. The Hagloffs on I have is great. Top end mountain equipment. It is available in Normal colours. I will have it at the APF Mark as it is only single skin and packs down so small it is very handy.
  15. @treeseer I am not sure what you are referring to regarding Reg’s feet. Do you mean he should have been climbing barefoot?
  16. That website is well worth signing up for. I have had some proper bargains. Usually 50-60% discount.
  17. I have a Swazi but it is hi viz as you know. also got a Hagloffs waterproof shell. Completely bone dry in monsoon rain but it was about 380 quid. Bergen’s of Norway also make some similar style shells as do Arcteryx. check out www.sportpursuit.co.uk for heavy discounts and flash sales. I got the Hagloffs one for 170 quid.
  18. I will add it looks terrible.
  19. Humour is often lost on forums i can still cut the branch i am stood on. I just bend down and use a handsaw or chainsaw. Obviously not on the trunk side.
  20. I know mate I have the sort you mean. still a pain in the arse the get the correct cuts... not to mention the movement within the canopy whilst carrying such tool. on the occasional cut then yes... but if I had to reduce trees everyday with them I would be a shit climber and have given up years ago.
  21. How do you work that one out? Using pole tools in a tree is a royal pain in the arse. Difficult to get accurate pruning cuts. Cumbersome to carry around and move. Not to mention the added stress on upper back and shoulders. Not for me thanks. I will occasionally use a pole saw for deadwooding large trees but I find the saw useful but the rest of it is a ball ache. See the previous point.
  22. The disco isn’t that great to chip into, last I heard.
  23. I would take the metal sights of that pistol. That way it won't hurt as much when they get hold of it and shove it up your arse. All that pistol is gonna do is get you in trouble with the law after all the premeditation you have proclaimed you're gonna do here or with the thieves when they get hold of it.
  24. Beer is your friend!

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