Joe Newton
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I never need to look to far for that mate. Some would even climb a tree to "rescue" me! Why, fancy some practice?
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Very good point, I was thinking of maybe trying that until I realised it would result in one of our lads knocking me the hell out!
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If your only rescue option is a groundy with no real climbing experience, just a ticket, you're stuffed anyway! If the casualty is still on a working climbing system then like you say it's fairly straightforward for a competent climber. It's when you have to safely transfer a person onto your system and deal with the resulting changes in loading on your hitch etc that it becomes more complex. Last time I tried it my hitch bound up, causing problems that in a serious situation could have been disastrous. I've since examined why this happened (a "seminar" at the cutters&climbers was very helpful) and am altogether more confident.
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We have a bloody great pile of logs at our yard that aren't going anywhere! Lots of it is conifer mind. Could use someone with a grab and grain trailer to come and take it!
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All my climbing kit fits on to one bag with backpack straps. Rope, silky, harness, lanyard (always on harness), small rigging pulleys, pulleysaver and various old hitch cord and baccy wrappers at the bottom.
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Hi Timon, I've just given one of our lads a very brief run through on it this afternoon, prior to his cs38 next week. I heard from one lad that they wouldn't let them use a hitchclimber in their training!? It's something that I'd love to make the time to practice, but it always takes a back seat to work. Sometime soon I'll meet up with a couple of guys on a Saturday to practice in our own time.
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If not I could buy it, wouldn't mind trying one!
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Cool, I'll remember that one. How was the Imori to splice? Good idea with the crab to flick the pinto out. I've just made myself a pulleysaver, with the pinto hanging really short. I find it retrieves much easier than with a longer cord on it, plus the spliced legs tend to flick it through the eye, bit like yours.
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I'd be worried about scratched nipples mind...
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Did those 5 seconds hurt? The Schwabish looks horrible! Can't imagine that releasing easily, though I've never tried it mind. Not getting on with the ZZ?
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Nice vid Jesse. Looked like a fun climb. Still loving the hook? What was the point of clipping your lanyard onto your line above your wrench?
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Same question again I'm sure I'll get on with it fine. I've climbed on 11mm for so long now it's all I'm used to. Bought out my old 13mm XTC for a play and it was horrible with a VT!
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Ladders. If the trees too tall just ratchet another set on top. Wins for me.
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Speaking from experience, Rich?
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Hope so. I'm used to true 11mm though so hopefully it won't be too fat.
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I hope the Tachyon does you well, because I've just ordered a length for myself!
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If it helps I caught a lovely clip of me clipping my rope with my topper on rundown yesterday on my nice rotten acacia takedown!
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What did Sean Connery say after a book fell on his head? "I can only blame myshelf"
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I knew you were a man who appreciated a perfect length. It's annoying how easy he makes it look. The only reason I watch his videos now is in the hope of hearing a "bollocks" as he snaps a growth point. I may be watching for a while
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Haven't you got a £20,000,000 tax return to be getting on with
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Lunches while at work- How important to get it right?
Joe Newton replied to Sharpy92's topic in General chat
Lovely! Only problem with bacon is that an hour later I have serious drymouth. Other than that it's practically a superfood! -
Okay Ted, it was just a cynical comment meant in jest. Im not going to get into a debate on a subject which I have little interest or knowledge about.
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Haha I doubt that! Probably just the cynic in me, but I couldn't help notice that an inventor who sells a product (Easy Lift Guy) is all for capitalism and shuns socialism. Either way it was meant in a light hearted manner
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It's her property! She can take what she likes!
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Sure, but for every writer who has success like here there are thousands that don't make a living. You want a modest wage for hard work, fine, be a bin man, marine, tree cutter or whatever. She wrote (I imagine) not because it was a sure fire way of becoming rich, but because it is her passion. You can't begrudge the fact that she has done extraordinarily well from it!
