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Mark Bolam

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  1. Mark Bolam
    Obviously not tonight, like.
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    This is exactly my experience, it’s only a great ‘heater’ if there’s about two of you and you really like each other! Love mine though, had it for years. It will be getting fired up again very shortly.
  4. Mark Bolam
    I know if a whippy branch gets you in the nuts it can produce far more than six consonants. Aaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh!
  5. Mark Bolam
    +1 for switching whenever it suits here. I loved SRT ascents immediately, but the first time I tried ‘working’ a tree with it I reckon I took most of the branches off by swearing at them! Keep at it Rob, it’s sometimes weird to get round the muscle memory of double rope.
  6. Mark Bolam
    I make you right Paddy. As @Mike Hill says ‘There’s no replacement for displacement’.
  7. Mark Bolam
    That’s a lot of technical climbing for sure Rich. Tidy result though.
  8. Mark Bolam
    Nice work Matty. Glad you didn’t clatter Dad’s gravestone!
  9. Mark Bolam
    Let us know how you get on with it Steve.
  10. Mark Bolam
    Your tree, your land, your responsibility, you and your neighbours want it gone, no TPO. Why didn’t you just have it removed?
  11. Mark Bolam
    Got you now, apologies Rob. Mine is also pretty basic, base tie, Quickie in eye choked, or retrievable with an alpine. Maybe I’m too old school! Link would be great.
  12. Mark Bolam
    Same.
  13. Mark Bolam
    Why so old school? You at least need to get a pulley in there.
  14. Mark Bolam
    Dids would nick the chain round here and weigh it in!
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    Haha, I remember him telling me about it. Those black powder blanks are loud! No, haven’t caught up for ages, even before the madness. I’d love to see him again, he’s a proper character. Sorry for the slight derail Paddy. Some excellent advice on here, the more layers of security the better.
  16. Mark Bolam
    Was that Mick mate?
  17. Mark Bolam
    Gutted to hear this. His fight against Hearns was one of the best ever. RIP Marvin.
  18. Mark Bolam
    Nice one Don. Like that tune, what is it?
  19. Mark Bolam
    The wind actually helped us as well, blowing the brush over the underplanting of baby yews. That tree had shat itself at the plate last week as well, so big relief to get the top out.
  20. Mark Bolam
    It bloody was Jay!
  21. Mark Bolam
    Patrick Fitch. Pretty sure the link will only work if you have FB.
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    https://www.facebook.com/100002232644050/posts/3648136595270726/?d=w
  23. Mark Bolam
    You’re right Brocky, it is sewn, probably why it works so well! My bad. I’d stick with double fisherman’s for terminations for hitches then, although they can be a bit chunky. Think Fitch is some American climber dude, I’ll get a link from FB.
  24. Mark Bolam
    There’s an extra wrap in the Fitch hitch there, 5 instead of 4.
  25. Mark Bolam
    I totally agree with Rich about splices affecting the function of the hitch, but have just experimented with a factory spliced OP on non-CE cougar blue with a short Fitch hitch and it’s running beautifully. Glides up the rope and locks instantly. This is in the workshop, mind. I will probably plummet to my death tomorrow. @TommyB is definitely the man for splicing advice. 8EADAB2C-21B5-4FBF-BD7B-30309FB80E65.MOV

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