Mark Bolam
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Bit like a crab and a fig8 then? Welcome back Big Man, hope you're well!
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Started a month ago. Sick of doing all these 150 footers when you are fully booked.
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Of course it slows things down, that's the idea. And yes, you use both hands. It's ok, I still have two! I carry a small fig 8/crab on the back of my harness for long descents from the crown, not viable for when working the crown. Ascending doesn't come into it.
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That would be my main worry Deer Man. The strength of the craning point for lifting must always be a factor. It would be fun testing on some smaller field trees to see what failed and where? I'll wait till the next time you work for the guitar wizard John!
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Good tip with the bucket Gibbon. We use a 'pop-up' gardeners bag. Folds down over the rigging rope nicely for transport. £7.99. Bargain.
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Godalming is Surrey, not Kent. What would the start date be? Know a good grafter who is back end of November, and will be after work.
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Imagine if Husky reintroduced the 262? EEC emissions issues I suppose? I'm a Stihl man generally, but my next mid range saw will be 346 or 357.
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Sell it to a Geordie mate for £500 would be my best advice.
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Do you cretins never use a fig.8 to disperse the heat away from the hitch?
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You lot are idiots. $18 million is a lot of money.
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11.8 tonight. 2 pints after work probably not such a great idea.... 29 straight after a 3 minute break for a 103 total. Feel pumped!
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Seconded, but have the velcro bottoms. Can a swap the bottoms out for buckled straps when they wear out? 4 years on them now, and they are showing signs of wear. So comfy.
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Oldie, but it properly made me chuckle!
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Fixed it for you Rob!
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I hope one day these thieves have a nasty accident at a zoo and are raped by a gang of polar bears that have nicked a suitcase full of Viagra.
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I've just found a video of one of those trees just before Elfinwood and his lads started the butchery.National Geographic Magazine
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Pretty much anything beats cutting Blackthorn mate!
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False Anchor / Re-direct friction management.
Mark Bolam replied to ben-jammin's topic in Climbers talk
2 crabs alright, DMM revolvers. Pricey solution, but a good investment. -
They look awful, but it's a professionally done awful, if you know what I mean? I would have pushed for the fell (as always!), but if the coin is right and the client is happy I've done worse!
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Were you stroking your chin when you typed that?
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Bit of both David....
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Nice one James, very tidy indeed.
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Which one mate?
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Good heads up Rich. Your saw is really shiny as well, glad the whale blubber came off ok.
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Best I've ever heard of. Martyn -
