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Thanks for that John much appreciated. Best get the shopping list ready for when i get back to work!! haha. The webbing slings are a great idea too!!
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Yeah i forgot that bit:blushing:. You need to attach the chest harness somehow. Rupe put a picture up somewhere on here of one he made out of an innertube. Cheap cheap haha.
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A basic system is usually a hand ascender(left or right),a chest ascender like a croll and a pantin or footloop.....oh yeah and a rope and harness:001_tongue: There is alot of variatons though from what ive read on here. Im sure someone alot more clued up than me will come along and put us straight:biggrin:
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I still live in sunny sutton!. Which school were you at mate? I went to quarrydale. Was your buisness arb related?.....like 20 questions this int it!! haha
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Some really nice pictures there:thumbup: What camera do you use?
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No worries bud,you wont regret buying the tacyon. Im in the same boat as you with the SRT thing. Would love to be using it at our place but dont know anyone round here that uses it to show me the best ways of using it:sneaky2:. Might just have to buy the kit and spend a few hours pratting about on the park!! haha
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SRT is something im gonna really get into in the new year:thumbup1: Now to the thinner ropes! haha. I climb using a vt and a lockjack and i run them both on tachyon(new england and teufleberger). The tachyon is 11.5mm and is by far my favourite rope!! Its way better than marlow which i cant stand!! Its very light and there's hardly any stretch in them. Now i can splice double braid its even better!! Alot of people also climb on blaze which is 11mm. Ive never climbed on it myself but i think its just that little bit too thin. Hope that helps a bit!! haha Merry christmas mate:thumbup:
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Got an engraved zippo lighter from my boss saying"Head Climber" on it!! Now that was a surprise!! haha Oh yeah and shed loads of haribo!!!
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Just got in,been on scrumpy all night. Cant believe the first thing i did was put arbtalk on when i got in!!! haha Merry christmas everyone....
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Not used a spiderjack but do use a lockjack sometimes. Very nice piece of kit but do take a bit of getting used to. They can be very fast when decending and a bit jumpy when you first try and figure out how much pressure to apply. Happy climbing though mate im sure you'll love it:biggrin:
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Its at the back of the gun tower at chatsworth mate. I do live very close to theives wood though.
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It is!!!
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Cheers mate. I was just playing with different size eyes. Might use it as a tool strop or a nice dog lead:001_tongue:
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Haha,yeah was lovely and warm indoors. I tied it to the bannister when she nipped in the bath. I just forgot to untie it:blushing: Nice and warm in the garage now then mate. I take it the other heater will be retired to the top shelf again now!! haha
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Some stunning pictures on this thread:thumbup1: Here's a couple of my favourites this year. Gonna have to trawl through my hard drive now to see what ive taken!! haha
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i love it:thumbup:
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Well here's a couple of attempts from last night. The tachyon wasn't too bad. The girlfriend wasn't impressed when i nearly ripped the banista down though:biggrin:
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yeah was a real nice rope to practice on. Very baggy and easy to manipulate.......now the tachyon..........? haha. Bob made it look easy and explained all the steps very well so hopefully i'll be fine! haha
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That video's awesome!! haha Merry christmas and hope you have a great new year!!!!!!!
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Here's my first attempt at a double braid splice. Huge thanks to bob for helping me out with it:thumbup1: Gonna get cracking on some tachyon later if i get time!!
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Nod was telling me at the AA show that he would be selling it. Not sure if he is though?
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Very nice mate!! Top work.
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Alright bud!! Ive spliced everything in site at our place:001_tongue:. Got to start buying some in now just for me to play now!! haha. My crossovers are alot better now,they dont look like a chickens just laid an egg in it!! haha
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Merry christmas yourself mate and a happy new year!!!
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WOO HOO!!!! Finally getting some snow.
