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  1. Dan Curtis
    Advanced Ropeclimbing Technology. A manufacturer, the make the Lockjack and Spiderjack amongst other things
  2. Dan Curtis
    Srt is single rope technique. The way Ian and I climb. You and the other guys climb Ddrt - doubled rope technique
  3. Dan Curtis

    Idea

    Dan Curtis replied to Tom10's topic in Climbers talk

    I use my grillon in a similar way to the ce lanyard single length system. A little add in prussik with a bridge ring to clip into, to keep your krab from rubbing/ cross loading on the branch. You can do the same with a spike set away from the branch too
  4. Dan Curtis
    If you go srt, shorten up that hitch, reduce the sitback and be super efficient:thumbup1:
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  6. Dan Curtis
    Treepaedo
  7. Dan Curtis
    I doubt stein would like you calling it a pantin, hush hush or not. Going for a commision now with the PTT?!
  8. Dan Curtis
    Haha, I look proper monged in those pictures! Loving your lunge mate, bit of advertising never hurt anyone
  9. Dan Curtis
    Most of my pictures are pretty poor, perhaps my phone didn't survive the fall as well as I'd hoped:blushing:
  10. Dan Curtis
    Did you see anything on Saturday you liked the look of? You should've asked to try other people's set ups, thats what the climbs are all about. If I were you I'd start off by adding a pulley to your hitch. It can be done with the prussik but would be less complicated if you did it with a different hitch eg. VT, distel etc. Are you going to the arb show this weekend? If so, have a good look at other people's gear and ask as many questions as you can:thumbup:
  11. Dan Curtis
    With a limbo stick, put it lower and lower
  12. Dan Curtis
    Rw and pantin are the way to go. You could footlock but i'd advise having the pantin as it makes life easier and as you say, footlocking against the stem would be hell. The official advice is to use ppe rated tethers, so I would follow that. I use a cut away strop with the lj, other guys use cord with thimbles added in. It's really down to personal preference.
  13. Dan Curtis
    Some good ones there mate, was a good day. We should repeat it soon if the weather holds out
  14. Dan Curtis
    Are you stood on the piece you're cutting in the first pic? Looks like fun!
  15. Dan Curtis
    Not sure as yet, I haven't seen this years site. I think we'll be in a big chestnut. Be good to see you if you make it
  16. Dan Curtis
    Come along to the cirencester show, I'm demoing srt with the rope wrench and art gear. Between the lads there we should be able to point you in the right direction. Oh and the rw feedback thread is an epic read that'll set you in good stead for making the transition
  17. Dan Curtis
    My thought's entirely. One attachment via toothed ascender is not good. Looks bloody efficient though. Not sure about him saying that you can work in the sit position, working off ascenders?
  18. Dan Curtis
    As far as the effect on other bird populations, lapwing etc, is concerned, it's the food chain, buzzards are high on it so naturally they need prey animals. The biggest killer is us, and the effects of pesticides, herbicides, modern humanity. Is madness to cull/capture/destroy nests of buzzards!
  19. Dan Curtis
    Do you use your sj much anymore joe?
  20. Dan Curtis
    Yeah, it needs a bit of thought and good rope management but it can work if you put your mind to it. Maybe descend on the prussik as much as possible to remove the tail that side, save the hitchclimber for branch walking. I used to use it occasionally when I was on a hc, works great, it helps to have a swivel too. Or you could get your groundy to pull your slack when you body thrust the distel?
  21. Dan Curtis
    Body thrusting is about the least efficient method of climbing, and long term has the potential to wreck your body. For efficiency, use a pantin or footlock. Or cobble up a rads system for ddrt, I know a good one but being 3:1, it's sloooowwwww. I went for efficiency and now climb only srt, it's the way forward, but thats another thread:thumbup:
  22. Dan Curtis
    If you don't like the pantin, and want to body thrust while keeping the distel.... Have you tried swapping your spliced end for a prussik? Ie creating two working ends, no standing end? Put a krab and prussik on the top eye of the hc, tied to the spliced end. You then have the option of either system as you see fit, and no need to adjust anything extra. Stopper knots are a must in both ends and keep an eye on where you are in relation to tails. That's the only thing I can think of that hasn't been said, without adding to all the buy this, buy that nonsense!
  23. Dan Curtis
    Or taking down terrorists at the olympics!
  24. Dan Curtis
    Seen that vid floating about but only just watched it. My nephew keeps pestering me to free climb just so he can see it. I'm beginning to push my limits with it now, smaller branches, bigger gaps etc. Of course I'm aware of the tree's physiological limits so I'm not losing my head but there is such a freedom with it.
  25. Dan Curtis
    Nice, I'm coming that way in a few weeks, I'll try to get to Kew if time allows

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