Joe Newton
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The jury is out on the Spider-Man bedspread too
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2nd that. Pop a 12 bar on it with full chisel chain and it's a lightweight ripper!
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A knot is either right or it isn't surely? Although I do like talking about knots If a bowline is for life support back it up with something. A stopper knot or I use a Yosemite tie off.
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Sorted
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Drop me a PM. Like I said I'm not available often (and only on Saturdays) but if it works for you and I have a bit of notice I'd be happy to help.
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What are you after in a person? I have little shooting experience (a few clays with 12 guage and very basic air rifles) I'm near Cov. I don't get much spare time but could find the odd spare day on the weekend.
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In my opinion you have to be able to do every part of the job, well and in good time. How will people respect your opinion if you can't do what you're asking of them. One thing I've noticed is not to give out praise too readily. Better to keep them trying for it and it's much more appreciated when it comes. Recently the two lads I lead have really come into their own with managing the ground work and rigging, without me having to instruct them. Not flawless, but getting there. They know I'm happy about it, but it's taken a long time to get there. Another thing is to recognise where a persons strengths/interests are. We can't all be great all rounders. I've got one lad who's going to be a brute on the rigging, and another who's eye for pruning and attention to detail is pretty good. That way if we're splitting into two teams we can put the more appropriate staff on each job.
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Fact it it should never have happened in the first place, let alone on the revised mark two. You can't be checking you're kit constantly throughout your climb, and if that piece of kit suffered a shock load, I wouldn't be confident that it would do it's job.
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For what it's worth Stephan you're post came across with all the best intentions. Perhaps a bit extreme in places, but the sentiment was clear.
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Yeah, where's me bandit merchandise? If they are out of stock I don't mind substituting for a 12" chipper.
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Petzl should offer a no quibble upgrade to the M3. Least they can do really.
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No worries. IIRC I binned it due to a sieze and couldn't find parts for it.
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So it is! That's shocking! Any on the other side?
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Spud, I think I have a partially gutted 056 Super in the garage somewhere. Not sure what's good and what isn't, or what's missing, but it's yours if you want it.
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That looks like 3 failure points on that one side!!!
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Yup. Choose between having a shirt that fits and being able to breathe.
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Shouldn't you be studying taper patterns?
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I reckon all the XTC ropes are the same. My short line is blue.
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Not sure if there's a difference apart from colour. Think it's the plus I've used.
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XTC is hard to beat for 13mm
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Bit of advice. Customers nearly always overestimate the height. It's best to agree with them, and price their "90' conifers" accordingly.
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Question for all you freelancers... rigging kits
Joe Newton replied to jrose's topic in Climbers talk
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Never needed to myself. A dozen cheap slings/crabs is quicker and easier Pretty simple to set up a control line under a tensioned zipline though.
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I'm going to stop driving. Every make of car out there has been involved in a fatality.
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I had it on a row of pops I killed. Kept the same high anchor point for all four. Was chogging the 3rd one down (with my main line still in the last one) and about 30' up I heard this creaking/cracking noise. The stem I was stripped to and discing down had had a fair lean, and it was the tension/compression fibres separating. I very slowly hung my saw off my harness, released my strop, and climbed on top of the stem and rolled a smoke. The split went 3' down and was up to 2" wide. Quite enjoyed that job!
