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    If he's technically tieing an MT, then he'll need a loop of cord. He has said that he's got an 'eye-to-eye'. With that eye-to-eye cord he can't tie an MT. Maybe WoodED could clarify the situation.
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    The only difference between an eye-to-eye cord and a fishermans-to-fishermans cord is the former is finished with spliced eyes and not a tied eyes.
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    None, I'm afraid. I climb on a VT but gradually moved to the decision - if I'd tried it straight away, I probably would have scared myself away from it altogether. If I'm in need of more friction, and less free-running, I still use a distel. Without doubt there are many hitches, and many variations on each hitch, but I'm happy with the two set-ups I use.
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    With your bits and pieces you could also consider trying alternative hitches to the VT (aswell as the VT). The VT might feel a bit 'twitchy' and hitches like the distel and schwabisch could offer more-predictable options.
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    Nice work. The crane operator seemed to know what he was doing too.
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    Britain's longest plank? Jeremy Clarkson would be my guess.
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    In his defense - he might have tied two together.
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    So .... is that a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down?
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    I never realised how much time I used (wasted) before I got one. Being able to stand directly below the target branch is a great advantage because the descending line is just as 'neat' as the ascending section.
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    You should try them on your feet!
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    ....OP....
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    It's a Humboldt cut.
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    So there you go, Lewiswood. The definitive answer is top cut first - or bottom cut first.
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again - a garden trug. Cheap, tough, stackable. Did I mention cheap?
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    Or maybe his dreads are fastened to the helmet, and come off after work!
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    You're just showing off now, Drew. And anyway, it's hardly 'climbing' - you should look for a BBQ thread instead.
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    I'm a climbing instructor - still work a bit at it. Away from home I've climbed rock in the Alps, and rock and ice in Canada. Most of the kayaking I do nowadays is off the Irish coast. Go on - give us a story.
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    I've always favoured the SECOND fastest way of descending from a tree!
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    Due to their definition you might not get many answers to this one.
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    Well that sinks my theory! I thought that maybe the spacer with a threaded line might have been a contributing factor.
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    Maybe the bit just after the end.
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    Why not? (sorry John)
  25. WeeDee
    ART might define 'compatible' in the sense that a 13mm rope will run through the sheave and when retrieving the RG - the clean end of the rope is to be used.

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