BenR
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Nice video Reg. Loved Australia, but same thing. Full of aussies!! At least they have some humour.
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Just get a unicender and stop playing video games!! Welcome to the real world
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You've got a point mark. It certainly is a bit of a which piece now looking photo. 3 is funny
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Number 2 is pretty sweet
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Certainly does mate. As you can see i need a new piece. Bodged it with a tiny alpine
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Here you go guys: the ben minty setup. Merry xmas:001_tt2: For hands free ascent I use a webbing sling twisted into an 8 shape with a revolver around the line above my device. Make sure it is asphxsi-wank tight around your chest! Dan knows what im talking about:thumbup1: Keeps you dead close to the line so you can relax and lean back into it a bit. Saves your arms getting tired on long ascents:thumbup:
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Haha yea im sure ive posted it before too! I will just take another photo as I cba trawling for it. Plus I have nothing better to do! 5 mins
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I certainly did make my own. 9mm tenex spliced short whoopies footloop. Tiny maillon to the croll and then elastic for the top part. Use thick elastic 4/5mm. Has more pulling power and cuts in less if you run it over your shoulder
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Hit me up with some dates Ian. I have all fridays in January free at the moment still. We could do a friday if you need a hand at all then get a climb in? If you don't need any help or you have those local remote control climbers (crasher curtis and bosh it bourne) on the case we need to get a SRT sesh on the go at whippendell instead?!?!
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love my cinch. Just gone back on my lanyard, I was using it for rock climbing in the summer. and yes! the dmm biners are poop in dirty conditions. Rock and petzl mainly now
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Agreed. Dont tether ascenders to yourself above the wrench incase of a fall and rope shredding. I find hand ascender and footloops too busy also. HAAS/rope rocket and a pantin for me!
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Nothing compared to yours Ian. Bigshot all the way for 25m+ shots
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Good starting point. I'm still learning new wrench tricks. Fancy a go on a HH if they were a bit less big and clunky
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Yea I was impressed with your skills Dan! 30m was big! The best I managed to get the line accurately in that grave yard Kapok was 25! and that was a lucky shot! One armed pendulum is key for big throws. But im more accurate with a cradle between my legs. You are right Dan I need to practice. I dont take the big shot everyday. Just for big trees
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Part of my problem too!! Bigshot:001_tt2:
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I think I am going to buy a nice long length of New England Escalator from Treestuff when I am over in march or april! Love the signature Ben! If I make it up to NYC from Virginia could be fun to get a beer or 3. Considering trying to work out in the states for a bit!
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Hello treesmith! I hope its the one and only Mat Smith treesmith!! The t540 is loads better than 201! I suppose modding might even them out though:001_smile:
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First one is spot on! Nice work both of you:thumbup1:
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Agreed! It's a great film of the trip! Nice one mate:thumbup:
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I have copyrights to all my SRT terminology haha!
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I think you missed your calling Dan. So many more options single line! I am a big fan of installing redirects from the ground before I climb up. Good old predirects!! Keeping the efficiency up
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Singlelineveteraningthesheetoutofit Dan Keeps the angles sexy too
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Good post Adam. Explains some important things to get your head around when starting out SRTWP. I prefer the red and purple.. Sometimes I will then descend. Tie off my tail and climb up the purple side and mirror the red side working on the way down. Can get a groundsman to tie and untie for you, if you trust them
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For what its worth i use a figure of 8 for rock climbing because everyone else is more comfortable with it... and im too lazy to tie a figure of 9 as a rethread. Good original post for peoples awareness!!
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do what you like. i just dont think its an excuse to say a knot is no good because somebody once failed to tie it correctly. fair comment with the rock climbing. can you tie a figure of 8 around a bolt/eye with one hand though? I can tie a snap bowline with one hand and back it off with an overhand as mentioned above.. And I can then untie it with one hand. Figure of 8 is bombproof, agreed. I find they bind too much so I use a figure of 9 if Im going down that route. And yeah I do disagree with you never using it again. Right things for the right applications. Pay a bit of attention and the knot works fine. I can understand why you would use the figure of 8 in an alpine situation though.
