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brothergrim

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  1. Your right as a climber checking your kit is part of your pre-climb checks, it's just a legality of having someone putting a name and date that your kit on that day is fit for use, it also monitors where kit has been for instance you bought a karabiner or karabiners of someone and there perfect what's to say they haven't been loaded in a way that they've been stretched and are in a perfect oval shape (I've seen it) and you'd be surprised what people think is ok for use I've had some shockers!
  2. I find that a Blakes hitch can get really tight when used you might me better off using a distel or tautline hitch.
  3. all of the above and a loler inspector if anyone needs it doing !
  4. Thanks for the good advice some good points there, I would be interested in contract climbing., but Im unsure how get started? what is a decent rate?, Id have to be self employed?? who would you approach for work?, I know this sounds like i want all the work doing for me, but Id be grateful of the advice. thanks .
  5. alright, I'm from norton mate went to blakeston school, how old are you??, I know a few people how went to ramsey, and ive got a bit of family in fairfield ?

  6. Just looking for a little advice on how others, set up on the own and any advice they may have for other people wanting to give it a shot. I'm 29 with ten years experience in arb, and I don't fancy working for some one else forever lol. I know there's a lot of people in the game but to me there's only the odd few who know what there doing. ! Any advice gratefully appreciated.
  7. I went from 13mm to 11mm and I find it awesome !! Much more flowing and neater with a hitchclimber and vt .
  8. How did you find the course??
  9. Think I might do that, has anyone got any feedback from this course? cheers ben
  10. I started with a prussik, then went to a Blakes hitch,and still use that depending on what I'm doing, if it's a big tree with plenty of branch walks, i'll use a hitch climber with a vt, or French prussik, get a good book and practice with a length of rope when your sat doing nout, I used to get tortured for it but waiten see who people come to when they don't know how to tie something or rigg something up!! . Take it easy
  11. Thank you hamadryad, my knowledge is very,very basic and if i was to ask you to elaborate, you would bore yourself to tears .. I am however picking up some great things from your posts and im starting to look at things in more depth. cheers again ben
  12. wow i havent a clue what you guys were taking about its like an argument between a group of wizards just wish i could understand a tenth of it lol
  13. thanks for the replys im sure these links will keep me quite cheers ben
  14. What is the best way to start competion climbing, Ive been climbing 5 years and consider myself a competent climber, and I'd like to have a go at one of these comps but I dont really know how to start, is it as simple as just entering, how do you train and prepare for them ?? Cheers ben
  15. Could I also join the list please. just let me know who to pm my address to Cheers ben
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  18. the information in these posts has just blown my mind, awesome lol
  19. could anybody recommend any good books,or other informative source in tree health care, ive been in utiltiy arb for ten years and would like to gain some more knowledge regarding tree care. cheers ben
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