Danavan
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<p>Oh it was years ago Stuart. 2002 I think..We are all malaka's in one way or another, but in the nicest poss sense(it has a few meanings as i'm sure Trevor has said). Went to a few comps before in wales, some AA trade fairs & merrist wood collage. Always stayed around the 8th to 10th place area but had lots of fun before & after the comps with people in the same head set...</p>
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Wow!.. C u next tuesday! That's a good one! Hope it heals well fella.. What lead to the situation you describe?
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<p>Hey fella how goes it? Hope to work with you again soon. Mr H did ask, so may see you in a few weeks & learn some more about your srt set up.</p>
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<p>Hey Stewart, you may not remember me. Did a few climbing comp's years back & liked banter with your dad over greek stuff & my poor throw line skills!</p>
<p>Have been working with a fella named tom who is also on the current tree comp regulars & likes his foot locking. He reminded me of you & young mr trev (malaka..lol).</p>
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<p>Any ways, hello, how are you? & best of luck with your move..Maybe bump into you again in the flesh at some point.</p>
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Dose any one use their geko's with climbing boots instead of c saw boots? I'm thinking of the arbpro type but not got none yet. As for spikes (derail not intended as question above)..I've had a set of buckinghams with the twisted shank & solid shin hold for 15 years & not replaced anything on them!! However I did buy a set of alu geco's today & have yet to try them out proper, but am looking fwd to it. My decision was swayed by posts I have read on this site now & in the past.
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liking the yellow thing action... Whats it called?
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RW defo got me onto the srt trip marc.. cheap & easy intro into the advantages of it..
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Choice of anchor point is obviously the most important choice that most CLIMBING ARBORISTS make each day.. Some of us are lucky enough to have learned from the bottom up, & gained a well respected appreciation for the properties/defects & other fundamental tree language clues that are shown to us each day that help us make those decisions. Collages & some organizations do help with education in the hazards of poor tip choice. But I feel on job education & on going observation from such threads & tree climbing arborists observations & documented photo's & comment can only aid in our education on this matter. Nice thread look forward to the development of it... No one gets it right all the time. If I'm not 150% sure of my tip then I will back it up..No shame in being cautious in comparison to catatonic...
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I like to use the ap as I like to pre load my re-direct on srt at angles that I would not want to re-direct off of as in a more dynamic system, & then terminate it as a tip, so distributing the load among a few semi static points. It dose require retrieval but I don't mind go getting for the advantages I get from it in certain instances.
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Saw Stuck in cut and carried away with falling branch
Danavan replied to recycledsole's topic in Climbers talk
This is what I like about the age of the forum.. I would have liked the opinion of many people so I could make my own informed dissension on the whats & why's. Your saw was pulled out of your hands because of the cut you made. It was too deep.. Inboard, outboard, level...It went beyond the point of no return. I have done this & been made aware of the ease of it's occurrence. Feel your wood & cuts on every cut you make & learn from it.. This is most imperative on bigger cuts as I'm sure we all are aware.. -
General rule of thumb I have worked on has been wrist diameter for most species. But I do go alot smaller if I back up with other tethers on rotten/defective anchor points. I know this is not recommended but if it makes my life easier then I am quite happy to adopt it.. I have been playing around with anchor points for srt at tip points with re-directs, whilst trying to optimize angles of around 45 degrees as expressed by the great mr C.M as an optimum angle in nature (ish) I have found this optimization of load shearing to be quit successful on many occasions with many species. However I would still go on the rule of thumb of wrist for anchor point for the not so experienced with species properties ect..
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Probably in a better condition than some 33 year olds that have been climbing for years with old tec's & attitudes employed for many years. (myself included in some ways) Go for it fella if thats what you want. Dont know unless you try eh! I do agree with some of Andy Collins words though.. Some of the best climbers I know are 35 plus..However they are very experienced & in some cases freaks of nature imo.. Again, best of luck & keep us all posted as to your progress..
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Just had another look & they ain't steel toe..
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Arbpro climbing boot. Saw s pair on HB web site. Steel toe not chainsaw protection though from the brief look I had at them.
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Like your set up marcus. Looks efficient & compact for an srt. I would like to move to this sort of set up for access then have the option of working the tree ddrt or srt (rope wrench) if the situation warrants one or the other. Also leaving an access line installed is a great mind set to get into. (getting up & down for a cup o tea is so much more pleasurable)
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F off is a good one.. At least when a client dose your head in you have an excuse...(ummm) Thorn?...
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I'm sure it will one day.. At the moment I can't see it though. Due to the unique style of our industry in comparison to most other rope (access) works that require mainly rope work tec's that rely on given solid variables & mainly only as life support rather than in the true sense of access as access to carry out the work required, I can't see the knots being replaced with something that is so adjustable for the individual user & dedicated to (with the use of other gizmos) get the user in & out of dynamic work positioning.
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Are you going to have a go at sticking one to your spikes? Zip tie,s may work as a temp, just to get the position spot on before commitment. I may play around with your idea next week if I get the time.
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Looks well tidy Adam. What length is the tether? Looks about 4 inches which would be spot on for my knot ect. Happy climbing on it fella
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Thanks swinny & spudulike. What would you de-grease with spuulike? meth spirits?
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:thumbup1:Very zen. Cheers for posting.
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Depends on the situation for me. Srt on larger tree access, then Ddrt for some situations. Then normally Ddrt into my tip if I don't get a good wp line in from the ground after srt to as high as I can get. (which is quite alot as i'm snakes at throw lining) Then make chose as to srwp or Ddrt for working the tree.
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Cheers for the post & thread David. Working for an AA approved contractor next week so will ask him for a look, if thats where I can find it. Will be an interesting read & will look fwd to the follow up on the BB pollards that I was their to see being done (& had a little go at with the axe on an oak for fun their too on the same day) Skillful workmanship that is whealding an axe on live dynamic wood with precision.
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Managed to put a hole in the oil tank of my 201t today. I have cleaned it out & was wondering if liquid metal is my best bet for a fix? Any suggestions much appreciated.
