will.morris
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This was on pine trees where you'd just clear stem on way up, top out, chog down. So you would'nt ever be working from a high anchor point. Can you not use some form of soft link with a swedish just in case that did ever happen?
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I do that pretty regularly as part of my kit maintenance ... Just put it out with your finger as it reaches the body of the rope. I can't see it harming it either.
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I keep a throwbag on a short throwline loop on my harness that I can quickly attach to the eye of my climbing line for tricky throws. Often I'll leave it on if its a long ascent (doesn't interfere with my HC) and just take it off when im at my top anchor point.
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Yep. I had a discussion with one of the guys that was in to teach us at college who was saying you should just use 2 strops. My arguement was the second strop may be acting as a back up but should the crap hit the fan it does'nt give you a quick way of getting to the ground. This was last year and the outcome was he did'nt appreciate being told he was wrong by a first year climber haha so we did'nt see eye to eye but he's no longer at the college anyway ... For the sake of tieing a running bowline I don't see the point in making it any more dangerous than it has to be. Self rescue is the best form of rescue afterall.
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As dedicated as that is surly its only a matter of time before your body tells you this is too much.
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It's true that no job is ever going to offer a truely relaxed atmosphere but in a way this is good as it forces you to progress faster and push yourself ... within reason though obviously as it suddenly becomes a very dangerous game if your totally out of your depth. Progression can be defined as working just outside your comfort zone so that you work yourself up to the bigger, more technical stuff in time. Not every job abroad is going to be massively scary though, NZ/OZ/Canada still have 'normal' sized trees and foreign countries still have council jobs where you'll be pruning non-monsterous street trees most of the time. Honesty is the best policy, ask each individual company what their day to day work is and if they say topping out 200ft beasts everyday then don't go for that job just yet. -
Somes up how bloomin hard it is to get into this industry at the moment when you struggle to offer yourself for free. Best of luck though buddy, something will pop up just hang in there!
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Like that haha noted as a reference phrase
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How does that work?
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Yep. For a single line rescue the method we're taught is attach them to your eye side with a prusik, attach your D-rings to theirs to stop rotation ... strop around their back if they were out cold or just could'nt support themselves and come down on your system ... I'm guessing a figure of 8 is something you'd use in conjunction with this? (Not sure what this is excuse my lack of understanding). I'm pretty certain I was just being too cautious because of what was said at the climbing comp ... I've had another look and my conclusion would be mild wear/slight surface glazing. Gave it a quick wash and a bit of a rub down and it does'nt look bad at all now. False alarm I think guys ............ Sorry
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A softlink between a mechanical adjuster and wirecore flipline gets around this if people do profer ropegrabs etc. On sappy trees i find a ropegrab much better as rope on rope can jam up
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Kinda similar ... I've struggled to hear someone in a noisey van before and went to turn their voice up by the cd player volume control .... extremely weird thought process!
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Leaving your saw running as you spike down to take off the next stem section, going to start a saw thats already running haha The phantom chainbreak on a hedgetrimmer is a classic! Trying to put a rollie in your mouth when your visor is down or grabbing a quick bite to eat lol
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Normally at 'base' for between 7/8am and can finish anywhere between 11am and 9pm depending on the job.
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Dak: The rope itself was a college one and almost new. I do like to keep my own ropes clean though and like you say it is amazing how much crap comes out! DrewB: Don't have a way of taking a pic of it unfortunately. I've convinced myself almost that it is probably fine, will try giving it a wash as you say . It was'nt the first climb on the beeline, its about a month old but was the first sign of any real heat damage.
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Depends on your climbing style I suppose. I like to use my strop on the lower rings so I can hang in it, which enables me to throw and climb on my strop as well as my main line. I know some people that climb to the top of the main line, strop in and throw their line higher ... in this sense I don't see that using a wirecore all the time would cause any issues. If you climb on your strop like I do then you'll find it far easier to throw.
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Haha cheers Long as one day I can afford a decent hilux or a nice landy, a tree motion harness and tachyon rope then thats ferrari/megan fox material for me!
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I agree with you that it is unlikely you'll ever cut one on a pole unless your head is in the clouds, plus it is still possible to cut through a wirecore flipline so its a false security to have the mentality that its cut proof. If I'm clearing a stem as I ascend I always use a wire strop because I find the ridgidity makes it easier to flick up. But when I'm moving past branches I alternate between wirecore and normal strop.
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Not sure if it's what you meant but climbing on a rope you've used for rigging is a big no no. I had this pointed out to me a little while back when I asked if i HC could be used for light rigging.
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Because I know I'd kick myself if I woke up in hospital paralysed because I did'nt replace something that costs under a tenner! I'm now starting to think it's probably fine but I'll still get it checked. I know plenty of people that always leave their system on when they put they're rope back in the bag and i bet theres would look the same if not worse if they untied it.
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I don't personally but know people that do. I prefer rope because it is not rigid so it makes throwing and retrieving easier. My steel core only comes out when im on a pole.
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The cord they failed was beal regate which is only cheap stuff anyway so maybe on that the strength qualities were compromised. Unfortunately i don't have a way of taking a picture of it so i think I'll run it past the guys at gustharts and my climbing instructor to get some trustworthy opinions. Climbing on it its perfect but I don't have enough knowledge to make a decision as to whether its compromised or not. I have various other cord/split tails that I can use until I know though so its not like I'm going to climb on it until I know the situation. But thanks for your helps Peter and Tom.
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Hmm see based on what you've just said to me it seems fine, just quite shiny from the glazing
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I might give that stuff a go then as I much profer 3 wraps over more. Out of interest how would you guys define what levels of glazing is acceptable and what is not? Will try a search to see if its been spoken about before as well.
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Beeline/beal regate/silverstreak/sirius have all worked well for me with a 3 turn distel on yale xtc and marlow gecko.
