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    Carabiners for canopy anchors - crossloading and loading over edge

    Lots of us downunder use a pulley/biner combination as a canopy anchor. The combination makes for a very simple (if isolated) retrievable canopy anchor.
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    New climber questions

    @TimBr that's bloody lucky, cos I didn't get one from you!
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    RTC Hobart, Tas, Australia Christmas 2018

    Hi y'all. For any of the Hobartians out there that feel inclined to head out for an RTC expedition over the Christmas break I'm keen and mostly available.
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    New climber questions

    Hi guys, sorry I've been off for so long. This account is linked with my business account and I don't look at it much. Since posting I've answered all my own questions with good old experience. These days I'm on a variety of ropes, but I keep the same hitch cord across all. I climb on either...
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    This is the Akimbo

    As do I, and I don't have the manufacturing experience to know if it would really open that many more doors in sales terms, but I do know that it's a question a lot of people would like to know the answer to.
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    This is the Akimbo

    I hate to be "that guy", but my employer won't allow life supporting items that aren't CE Cert., hence my restraint in buying a Unicorn thus far. To clear up all the conjecture regarding certification, can we get, or is it indeed possible to get a straight answer regarding the ifs or whens of...
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    New climber questions

    Yeah, might just have to buy OP and tie knots in the ends to experiment with lengths instead of getting an E2E. Also means I can play around with a wrench and set my lengths. For me, the shorter the system the better, and when you add a hitchclimber, an Am'D and hitch cord as the minimum, the...
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    New climber questions

    Hi all, new climber in Tasmania, Australia here. I'm a new groundie that is working my way into the canopy and soon to be starting at tree school. I'm currently climbing RTC on our spare gear and occasionally at work when the time is right. Few questions about peoples' experiences with cordage...
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    (Relatively) young bloke starting out in the canopy in and around Hobart Australia

    (Relatively) young bloke starting out in the canopy in and around Hobart Australia

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