Tommy_B

With respect, just because you don't see something as wrong, doesn't mean you aren't. As Steve said, and I'll echo it, I won't weigh into subjects unless I know what I'm talking about. I'd say I've got a good working knowledge of ropes and their construction. I had to when splicing ropes. Maybe terminology is getting lost along the way but all ropes I've named are 16 strand ropes where the core is almost irrelevant to the strength.

Any 16 strand rope. XTC spearmint, Scorch, New England Safety blue. Marlow Gecko as well if you like.

Very aggressive for rope discussion but hey ho! 16 strand rope has all the strength in the cover, the core strands are just there to keep the rope round. Double-braid will share some of the load equally between the cover and the core. True Kernmantle ropes will hold the majority of the strength in the core and the cover just protects it. Because the Climbing ropes we commonly use in Arb are going to be Double-braid, I would say that Mr Bullman and Joe are indeed correct. Plus with the fact there is a ropeguide up there, no sane person is using 11mm Kern in a Ropeguide so we can rule out Kernmaster or Globe I think... We could talk about Vectran and Dyneema ropes and all the other Hi-mod fibres if you like but unless the OP's friction cord was left tied on the rope, there isn't much point. I'm a bit intrigued to the circumstances that would cause an ART ropeguide and a rope to be left in the tree for that length of time. I do remember a redirect pully being left in a tree for a few months before we climbed it again and found it. I'd be dubious of using those items again to be quite honest with you. Unless they were bought brand new on the morning they were left there, they will have made their own cost back so I would lean towards just replacing them.

People filming backflips and massive swings for Instagram and TikTok etc

Very much reminds me of the Legal case "Arkell vs Pressdram"

Here we go!!!

I wanted to pop round this evening to give them my new quote for thier roof

Reg, Graeme McMahone and Gerry Beranek are all at the top end of the tree video scale. There is no gung-ho machismo bullshit. They can and do get the job done. They make tree videos for tree cutters and that is apparent imo. Any prolific video up loaders tend to veer towards making videos for the sake of making money or for adulation and that dilutes the pool for me. Reg's viewpoint, and he stated it himself in a video, was that he had filmed everything interesting so would stop making video unless it was something interesting. Maybe it's me, but I struggle to get excited watching someone take tiny tops or reduce a Conifer hedge when everything is mundane and the "presenter" is making out like it's the most technical or dangerous thing we've ever seen. August and Billy Ray are undoubtedly talented, the videos are just a bit too "Over produced and for TV" for my delicate English taste. Same goes for any video with its own dedicated introduction.

Smoking Meth before you climb will do that I guess

Yes

Excellent point. This site has suffered over the years where very vocal members who have no links to to climbing or forestry have driven off some really skilled and knowledgeable members just through spamming every thread with the same rubbish. Bad craic where you have people with no climbing or cutting experience offering their advice on here as gospel.

Seems perfectly suited to a career as a climber

I thought name calling and bullying people was beneath you?

No probs https://instagram.com/tommy_b_020?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= on Instagram

Here you go.

I can be with you by Thursday. I'll bring the Cream crackers

North Wales I think. I’ve never been to France though and I could happily imagine myself loafing about drinking coffee and eating cheese

Did they cut with it? I turned it off as soon as I saw the chain was back to front. The beginning was cringe enough but the minute you start bringing out slow mo shots of saws with the chain on backwards it tells me that you're more bothered with what you look like over substance, so I figured they were a pair of gimps and turned it off

He isn't dead

Maybe if she spent more time on the saw and less time on her leggings she would notice that the chain is on backwards

I've got some of that Voyager and love it.

Inboard vs outboard step cut. Covered on Chainsaw from a rope and harness course I would suggest getting a more up to date book to read from. There are lots better, this was published in the 90s and lots of technical changes in equipment and techniques since then

Where are you based? Meet some local climbers and go out with them on a Rec climb. Will cost you the price of a few packets of sausages and a crate of beer. I don't know you at all so hope you don't take offence at this as I certainly don't mean this in an offensive way, but, you don't know what you don't know. I know a lot of the guys who have posted here personally and can vouch for thier experience and standing. I am also throwing my hat in the "get training" camp. I'd also suggest looking at Dunning Krugar effect.