stewmo
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I see what you mean. With the hitch climber setup I just pull the rope above the hitch as far as I need to go. Hold on, and then pull through the slack with the other hand and dress knot if needed. Or if you have it set up perfect the slack will self tend due to the weight of the rope itself.
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Looks like a strange setup. Not clear to me why you can't use a Knut/VT etc. They can be close to body? However to answer your question I can't see any reason why you can't have long legs on those knots either. Tending with a pulley does lock up Prussic or blakes.
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Interesting. Thanks
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Good points thanks. Halfway through now so another couple of days it'll be done and trees can get on with growing quietly by themselves!
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Well plenty of tree surgeons prune all year round so why not lay I guess
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Good news thanks pal
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Looks very slick
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Just going to have to crack on and get it done then
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Exactly
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Or get some ascending devices like a pantin
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Pull yourself up and then hold will you pull the slack through. With a Prussic you pull yourself up and slid knot up. So similar
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Hope so!
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Agreed on that one. Got a 12v angle grinder?
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That's how it should be. I know of one chap in his assessment who was asked to demonstrate climbing using one piece of rope (tying a blakes with the trailing end of your bowline) having never seen it. Managed to work it out (not sure I would have) but the assessor would have failed him otherwise. Pretty harsh in my book.
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Just couldn't remember what knots they taught you. I know on mine it was just a blakes for both main line and lanyard so that's what I used for the exam, assuming that's what I had to do. Then switched to what I still use now.
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Most ridiculous thing you've had to climb for.....
stewmo replied to stewmo's topic in Climbers talk
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definately essential - really with hitch climber or zig zag where one handed tending is frequent. some people use a pulley and others just a friction saver...personal pref really...if you use a saver then the friction at the anchor point reduces the load for descent on the zigzag/hitch climber but with a pulley its so slick for going up. as i say personal pref
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agreed....the distel works well on a lanyard (though i am not sure you can use for cs38?) perhaps for the test just follow the book then ditch the prussik and use a distel - a good way to get used to the knot and then use on your main line with a hitch climber
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Most ridiculous thing you've had to climb for.....
stewmo replied to stewmo's topic in Climbers talk
Think that one is going to be the winner....hands down -
Most ridiculous thing you've had to climb for.....
stewmo replied to stewmo's topic in Climbers talk
classic.... -
Most ridiculous thing you've had to climb for.....
stewmo replied to stewmo's topic in Climbers talk
Yeah i think was probably worth it to them, they ain't cheap. tbh it may have been a favour as they had a connection to the guy i work for....i still got my day rate -
Wondering people's opinions on whether to lay a hedge where sap is flowing. Been laying a hedge today and there is bud swell and the sap is flowing in the hazel - should i continue? thanks
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Today I went up 40ft for drone....
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If any of you are around the west of London then it's a nice walk at Burnham Beeches next Farnham Common to check out the old lapsed Beech pollards there. Some Oak too.
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The only Tulip tree I've been in was lovely to climb - massive though. But had been condemned so it was a dismantle.....Not quite so tall maybe as that one but the girth of main stem was much bigger than that. Hard to see the main stem in this photo but the ladder gives a sense of scale
