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    2025 KYTCC Results

    Pictured left to right (Event chair - Cory Petry) 1st Place - SCOTT PRESTON 2nd Place - ALEX HARDISON 3rd Place - AARON MARTIN
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    2025 Kentucky TCC

    There is a "camping" option close by. In a fenced field in an urban area. There is a full bathroom in an adjacent building. https://maps.app.goo.gl/mPe8GaXMGuaxL3Mg9
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    2025 Kentucky TCC

    Hey Y'all, Sign up here to volunteer! Climber registration is currently for in-chapter only. Out-of-chapter registration opens up September 11... as long as we have sufficient volunteer numbers.
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    Approved Mechanical Devices

    I had been under the impression that mechanicals had to have a "fail proof" feature like the ISC D4 or whatever the Petzl do-dad is, for example. Since then I have realized that isn't the case, but now I really have no idea. At a gear check I often have the luxury of saying, "Go ask Jason Diehl."
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    Geezers 2024 Sign Up Link

    47-52. (And for the record, I would never kneecap you, bud.)
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    Geezers 2024 Sign Up Link

    I just need to win my age bracket to get to Masters...
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    Geezers 2024 Sign Up Link

    One less person I have to knee cap. ;)
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    SRT Base Tied TIP Forces

    If a climber has a canopy anchor at 50' they are able to cut their rope anywhere along that 50'. If they use the same union but anchor the rope basally, they now have 100' of rope that could be cut. Now, not only can the climber sever their own line, but a ground worker has access to it as well...
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    SRT Base Tied TIP Forces

    The applied forces of a basal tied rope doesn't worry me at all. My concern is the doubling of exposure of the climber or someone else cutting their rope and falling as a result.
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    Comparing Rock Climbing and Tree Climbing as it relates to rope handling best practices.

    Maybe because tree climbing is a profession that falls under the purview of some regulatory entity (OSHA) that demands attention to life safety and rock climbing is just a sport?
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    Geezers 2024 Sign Up Link

    Signed up. What are the details for the site? I understand that there's a long house with bunks, so I know to bring a sleeping bag. Is there food on site, or do we have to go off the grounds to get food? How far is the camp from the airport?
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    2023 KYTCC

    2023 KYTCC Results 1st Ian Martin 154.33 2nd Scott Preston 133 3rd =AZVz1KH3L8LBJED3Cy1xH7CVTFetPM49o4eSM2ylfkCErtmkVbT4nzZyLPdAzTjF3H1V5r9GLdO2z7xhoYY6NAJAVg7SsWNhhWqcCIlCCIuUoJ91THCBSqDVmTn5Y_hCsMvkgqvIUbL34APRcN9N4vD0&__tn__=-]K-R']Ryan Kessler (DQ) Out-of-chapter...
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    Alternative to clove hitch for rigging short trunk sections

    Any knot, to be tied properly, must be 1) tied, 2) dressed, 3) set, and 4) checked. Not not mention having enough tail rope to account for the knot seizing. My suspicions about instances of "failed" knots during rigging ops would probably refer back to that process, and would require...
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    Electrolyte supplements?

    I prefer straight water and use salt tablets as necessary. A little sugar is good for a slight pick-me-up.
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    ISA Climber's Edge newsletter

    ISA is on the cutting edge again... with a newsletter...
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