RBJtree
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- Pittsburgh
I make good use of mid line attachability. Especially on big trims. I'm not worried about dropping parts when I'm on the ground.
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- Thread starter Big_billings
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- Minden
Thanks for all the input. I’ve been climbing on the Lockjack Sport and the spiderjack 3. Now looking to get into srt !
RBJtree
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- Pittsburgh
SRT is a complete game changer. It is a great improvement in many ways, but there is a lot to learn to take full advantage. I just got into it last year and I am consistently learning new techniques to use. After 16 years of ddrt/mrs, I was an instant convert after one large srt climb. Now I'm 90% or more srt.
LordFarkwad
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- Chatham Co.
How did you do your main ascent back when you were mainly on DdRT? Was there a single deciding factor that clinched your conversion to SRT?
I redirect the shit out of prunes. Natural or biner/yates sling combo plus an occasional ponytail. For me I never need to take my runner off line. Different styles. I also use static and semi static redirects often because of type of trees.
Oh yes I have over eight years invested in SRT. I climb SRT probably 95%.
RBJtree
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- Pittsburgh
Removals was spikes, trims would be foot lock or hip thrust. I came down with bad plantar fasciitis last year so foot locking was out. I am getting less young, so hip thrusting is not a good option anymore. I needed a better way to ascend large trim jobs so I got some ascenders. When I started reading about srt here on tree buzz I wanted to give it a try. The ease of ascent and half the slack to tend while positioning were the biggest selling points to me.
RBJtree
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- Pittsburgh
zero added friction when the rope is crossed over branches or leads, much less friction to fight when walking out a limb, tail not changing size all the time so it can be made the length you need and not more resulting in less tail to manage. Plus I like learning new stuff. It keeps it interesting. I look forward to trying out and improving new techniques.
LordFarkwad
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- Chatham Co.
Does 'static' refer to the load distribution? That is, what the distribution is between your PSP and the redirect point is?
climbstihl
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- Germany
Static means tied off at the redirect, meaning the leg going to the original TIP can't move, it could even be slack. Not sure what exactly a semistatic redirect is, I guess it's something like a munter on a biner at the redirect.
Exactly. Semi.is just a wrap and half. It can slip if loaded hard.
