Mr. Squirrel
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Quake 2 was pretty cool.
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One word for the 201, pants. A good 200 or the husky are safer bets.
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I had no idea you could request tests. Will remember that one. Last year I reckon I removed in the region of 100 ticks from myself, this year none, oddly. I was pretty much expecting to come down with something though. It's been 14 months since my last one now and I think I got away with it but it was a bit of a worry for me for a while. Known a couple guys who've caught encephalitis and it was pretty terrifying. There is a vaccine for that though...
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cutandclimb Waterproof Trousers design - what you looking for?
Mr. Squirrel replied to Yve_Clark's topic in General chat
Full length side zips so getting them on is a piece of cake, you just have to take your jacket off for a moment to get the braces on. Full length zips can of course cause issues though. They're designed for mountain/aerial rescue workers so sit better with a harness on than probably anything else. More breathable than the deluge trousers so in theory they're marginally cooler and more comfortable over cutting trousers. In theory... -
cutandclimb Waterproof Trousers design - what you looking for?
Mr. Squirrel replied to Yve_Clark's topic in General chat
Zips to the knee for going over bigger boots. No belt loops, yes braces/bungee cord waist Reflective/hi viz strips Ditto articulated fit, plus reinforced knees/inner ankles/bum Colour, who cares? So long as they aren't council spec hi viz I'm happy And long legs, so many companies don't do waterproof trousers in a useful length. For the record I'd say these are the bench mark of waterproof trousers. All they need is real reinforcement at the knees... Tornado Overtrousers | Cordes Courant -
Aye, seems you can just buy the spikescender and fit it to your geckos
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Had something similar and they were pants. Totally useless. If you're getting a boot drier get one that blows hot air into them, have one I picked up in Norway years ago and comes out every winter.
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If you have an iffy back an occasional visit to a decent sports physiotherapist (if you haven't already done so) would probably be far more beneficial than a fancy bit of kit. I know it's not what you want to hear but it's probably true... sitting in a harness all day, regardless of your system, causes the muscles of your lower back to waste away, exercise help that. If you do them... A spiderjack will take you a week tops to get to grips with, it's pretty intuitive, great fun and works brilliantly. I got mine really soon after starting out and know several others who did the same. I know one climber who's never even climbed on a knot, seriously isn't anything to it. Can't comment on the zz as I've only ever seen other people's broken ones...
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Basically using the lowering rope then?
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It's much of a muchness really, their products are top quality and that's all I really care about...
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Isn't Hubert Kowalewski polish? Either way, his stuff doesn't break...
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Just going by the number of members on here who have broken them I'd say 2 in 1000 is a series understatement. I'm not sure what petzl are playing at, but I don't like it...
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Look nice, sleeping in trees is always pretty cool. Do you not put some sort of padding between the ratchet straps and stem though? I remember hearing reports of pretty severe damage from un-padded slack lines.
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This!
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Do a search for srt access, you can't use them in place of a prussik obviously but they certainly have a place. Will be worth while investing in a chest ascender if you go down the srt access route though.
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all the safety gear indeed...
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Solid helmets, I have an odd shaped head and they're too wobbly for me but otherwise I'd rate them better than any petzl/kask/Stein lid.
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I'm on my third alveo now, very light and comfortable but definitely not sturdy. I just use mine as a climbing helmet, no chainsaw bits because it'd be useless if something went wrong with anything larger than silky sized wood. Think it might be aimed more at the industry market...
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Are those two cracks you can see in the picture? In places other than those indicated in petzl's investigation? If so I wonder what their investigation consisted of...
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As said velocity is the best, tachyon second. I'd recommend trying a sequoia before you buy, I used one for a week and the pain was unbearable. Wouldn't touch one ever again.
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I'd been climbing for a grand total of 4 months when I got a spiderjack, so basically learnt to climb on one. If it's what you fancy just get one, nothing will prepare you for using levers in a tree. It does take a bit of getting used to but ultimately I think it's pretty intuitive.
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I guess it sped things up, I didn't waste any time blowing on my burning thumb and finger anyway. Maybe I just can't climb right. I moved to a spiderjack a few years ago though. Rig spacer sounds like a neat little solution.
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Yeah I did that for a while when I had a knot, it worked a treat. Go for it.
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I had someone call me the other week trying to persuade me I was due a 'considerable amount' in compensation for a crash I had a few years ago. Oddly I've never had, or been involved in a car accident. Those companies are total wasters...
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That sounds good man, you're just over 3 months post op now right? I guess work is kinda out the question at that stage, but a bit of climbing will do wonders for the head no doubt. Keep posted on how it goes! I'm dreading trying to keep myself occupied during recovery, books?
