MattJordan

If your a beginner, I'd say -Harness , I went for a sequoia as my first harness as its relatively cheap, very comfy, light-weight and flexible. (But theres obviously loads more about like this harness, or if its doesnt suit your build, ignore me!) -Rope , I got 45 of yale blaze 11.1mm as my first line, probs not the best choice. I look back now and keep telling myself I should of gone for a thicker (12-13mm) line, something like Yale xtc Fire, one of the best ropes on the market imo. nice and cheap, durable, holds knots brilliantly and is a visible colour. If you get a lanyard I'd recommend a thinner line as you can carry more of it without it becoming a pain, its easier to chuck around big stems and is generally makes your climbing more streamlined , faster and productive imo. -Carabiners , I had been climbing about 6 months before I got my kit so I went for the more fancy oval crabs, snap hooks and mini biners to fit more comfortably in slack tenders, spliced eyes and the like, But again, if beginning just get a handful of basic hms crabs. the dmm lynx/ISC ones seems to be a common fave. -Prussik cord , I normally stick to 8-9mm cord for 11mm climbing lines, and 9-10mm cord for the thicker lines. Id recommend liros, its what I use now after going through every other cord on the market.Cheap, supple and Gives excellent bite. Plus, it comes in 8mm+10mm so it is very compatible with the majority of life-lines out there. Do take note though, if your just starting out then I would imagine your instructor will put you on a prussik, or blakes hitch. So just buy a few meters of half decent cord and a split tail or two. Then you can move onto the fancy shizzle. -Other bits , grab a basic cambium saver. Its a must really. I didnt climb on one for quite a long time as my boss insisted they were a waste of time, But then I opened my eyes to future ligament/muscle problems that will only inevitably occur if I dont at least try to make things a bit easier for myself. In the long run its definately worth it, makes climbing so much easier and also doesnt bugger your rope, and the tree up! Buy a basic throwline kit and container, I used a Celebrations tin for about a year until I finally bought a folding cube to store it in. Maybe grab a few maillons and tool clips. Always come in handy. Hope this helps, Good luck with your climbing!

SORRY. No pun intended!

Jarnii, I believe Marc on here uses BD ascenders, Look like brilliant bits of kit. Drop him a line and see what he reckons!

Great job John, Looks nice. Big tree Hamadryad! Can just about see the ladder settled on the stem in pic 1, shows the scale well.

Haha that looks like a right laugh Cam looks top notch also!

Haha, that looks great mate! Very original! Happy new years to you also:001_smile:

Good luck finding them mate, Heard his groundy buggered off to Brazil to live the life of a fugitive, Never will they be seen again. Jus' messin:001_tt2:

Proper trees alright:001_cool:

Cheers Andy, didn't notice that:thumbup1:

Wha...wha...what makes you think that?

Fantastic tree and pics Pete, guessing this was stateside? How tall? Cheers.

Fantastic tree and pics Pete, guessing this was stateside? How tall? Cheers.

Absolutely, But I am glad that we are working to preserve and care for these giants now. Bet it made a good thud:001_rolleyes:

Yeah I hear what your saying, It is still an informative book. As for not being able to put it down, I started last night and im more than half way through now!

Just found these great old photos on tinternet. Stupidly big. loggingintheredwoods (hooktender)

Just the one. Not as educational as some of you lot's, but still a great read. The Wild Trees by Richard Preston.

I agree, would be sacrilege on a gorgeous old tree such as this. Isolation and removal of the dodgy limb was the best bet imo. Great job:thumbup1:

Theres the RG Primus, which I believe is their cream of the crop Cambium saver. Does not look that much more functional than a standard one though.

Organisation is key

Very nice photo Phenom.

Cool pics Monkey:)

Ditto that, Or a knute, Helical or Howards. Or anything that works well for you and your style of climbing. I would steer away from the distel, used it myself for about a month. Hated it. Binds far too tight when descending any distance more than 10 ft or so. Good luck mate.

I commend your knowledge, but, I are too thick, Innit.

Great work Tom and John, Glad you came away (sort of) un-scathed.

Same here, such a smooth bit of kit.