JackRoy

Cheers!! I've been a little keen and had a little climb this evening again (work is quite at the moment! Today I have been fencing a little boring compared to trees!) I used the Knut hitch! So much better, was really good!! Felt much safer maybe when I've built my confidence with SRT I will go to a faster hitch! Still need some practice on my branch walk SRT mind but I'm going to use SRT my next opportunity at work!

So, I'm trying to make the transistion from DRT to SRT or at least say I've had a go at both and decide which one in like best. I went for a rec climb tonight to give my new rope wrench a try I haven't had the chance to at work and didn't really want to with out having a good trial on the ropes. I used the rope wrench with a VT friction hitch with friction cord attaching the rope wrench to my climbing set up. I only have a standard Yale rope and I used a doubled ended spliced polyester cord for friction hitch and clipped the rope wrench to my chest. In my accent I used patin and petlze hand accender with foot loop, my pantin some times slipped and I found my friction hitch hadn't grabbed the rope at all! I scared my self allitte as it felt like nothing was holding my weight and was going to if I slipped. I then made my way down to the bottom and switched my friction hitch to a distel I still found it very uncomfable. I'm sure this is usual when switching systems and trying new things. Any tips or anything I am doing wrong? I also found if cannot get my throw line right at the top of the tree I would have to switch to DRT once I have accened to move on further on up the tree? I just don't understand how SRT climbing flows as well as DRT I need some help. Any way I have spilled my problems if any one can offer advice would be much appreciated!

Great, thanks for all your advice!! Gonna send CVs to companies see what happens. Very exciting times ! If any one can send me any good companies suggestions that would be great. Although I don't really want to do utility work! Being fussy haaahaaha Cheersss:001_cool:

Fellow arborists, I'm in need of some advice, I'm looking to work in a different country (to be honest not fussy where) but I have apsoultly no idea where to look or who to contact. I have tried arbjobs.com but there isn't really a lot on there. I am strong climber with 4 years experience as lead climber at a professional company behind me. I am qualifiled with an ND diploma and got all my tickets personally think I'm employable hahaa just need to convince someone else. Cheers me dears

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I want hear your best arb related jokes I'm a tree surgeon, I wooden know any. Leaf it out.

"I think I picked up all the dog mess" urh no you did'nt pick up any

That looks like some beautiful tree poo, haven't had a tree poo experience in a while I think I'm due one! Last time I lost my foot in cavity when climbing boot came out black smelt like something had died.

Sounds good I will get on it give some of this kit ago, Im in Somerset company based near Weston-Super-Mare out in the sticks. Nice place to work

Nice one! Gonna try some new kit out, exciting times. Cheers guys

Hi, so here is the thing. I've been climbing for 4 years and loving it. But I'm looking at changing altering my current climbing set up. I have always used the set up I was taught with and the very common prussic loop friction hitch and with bowling/spliced eye (I will just say has never let me down and works very well) but I'm looking at mixing it up and learning new systems for example, adding a pulley in or different knots. what every ones advice and what systems do they climb with ? Cheers me Dears