Ollie Wall

If you want cheep and reasonable comfort go for the seqouia for perfection save your pennys and go for the tree motion! Personly the skylotec's pre formed leg loops annoy me.

Good luck

Thanks for that my original plan was to go with citywide get the sponsership but make it known that i wanna be climbing

Who are you working for at the moment ewan? The bucket work is putting me off working for citywide.

I want to be climbing.

Yeah i have been told that which has put me off slightly, what are the other big companies in oz ?

Well tbh I could ho to melbourne, canberra or syndney I dont know yet?

I wouldnt have a problem climbing in type a's but I cant with the company I work for at the moment.

Who are you guys working for out in melbourne? Im looking into getting sponsored by citywide, anyone g got ay experience of them ?? Ollie

I,ll compromise...Yale blue toungue 11.7 OR Velocity are the way forward...We have both mentioned that for it to self tend to it,s best it really is about pulling the rope "into" the Spiderjack and if it,s a either of these ropes (Or similar)it will just "drop through"with no friction whatsoever

Agreed, Blue toungue works well I find the Imori's problem is its too floppy to self tend easily. I think you need something with a tighter braid like the velocity or blue tounge. (and some others, but i have no experience on any others)

I use it with the spiderjack, and I will not be buying it again.

Velocity is the way forward!

I think I'd let her off just this once

Could clip a trow bag onto the bottom part of the rope which is still hanging in the air to keep the weight on the rope should'nt need to when you've got some height. Try to keep the rope pulled directly into the spiderjack to help with self tailing, what spiderjackarry 3 on youtube for some good tips!

Ollie

I must be the only person who hates the petzl with a passion aha I found it never sits on my head right, feels really sloply aswell, I use the stein which I thinks great really comfotable and fits really well; although it can can hot which is an advantage with the petzl as said above the sweat band gets smelly, but you only have to wash it and the newer stein helmet uses a different material which i think is an improvement! all down to personal preference try to have a go with both if possible .

Ollie

thanks for the replys guys!

ollie

Been thinking... can you use a belay device (rock climbing) to decend on SRT?

Ollie

I would of said £120 minimum, but I haven't seen the job.

Where can I find this vid?

youtube profile mate (in the most unstalkerish way) the velocity seems to tend really well through the spiderjack.

Get some velocity and a new cam and you'll be fine.

Thanks Mate, your work climb vid was a deciding factor aha really enjoyed it.

Thanks for info, velocity will be on the list for saturday! : )

Might try a new one then, I've been thinking about changing to velocity for a while, are you on it?

I know this topic has been covered again again! I apoligise now. but ive searched the site and can't find the answer im looking for.

Basicly ive been using the spiderjack since christmas and can't fault it!! however Im using imori with it and just not getting on with it! it seems reluctant to self tend when theres little wieght on the rope as well as when there is weight! also im having problems with the cam not biting onto the rope, ive checked it's not worn.

am I at fault or is it just the worng type of rope? I loved the imori when using the hitch climber but cant get on with it with the spiderjack?

after seeing a vid of "atree" work climb useing velocity and how well that self tended could this be a better option?

thanks in advance Ollie

So sorry for you both, I'm dreading that day.

 

We had the results of the biopsy back today and its not good. The tumour is quite large (about half the size of his bladder). Apparently he's not suffering at the moment and the vet has prescribed some sort of chemo that is in liquid form that goes on his food nightly and this also contains pain relief. The vets best estimate is 3 - 6 months, but as he says he cannot guarantee anything and it could be anything from 2 - 12 months you just don't know.

 

To look at him at the moment you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with him he's still bounding around like a lunatic!!

 

Take it easy guys and girls

mine was almost the same with a lump on the side of his body the vet didnt know what it was wednesday he was running about like a mad springer! Thursday I came home to have to dig a hole sad times! good luck with your best friend

just had to put my dog down today. never easy! I feel for you mate!

Ollie

Will spiderjacks be alowed for the student comp? I appreciate not many students will have one?

Thanks Ollie

I've never had any problems with the imori... oh well although ive not used the SJ on anything else.

I use mine with Imori, works very well IMO, which I think is a very similar construction?