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  1. shaddart

    weird round fruiting body up in oak

    round , white, immediately staining dark brown when handled, heavy and soggy, fragrant (!) Eastern PA (Bucks County) about 25 feet up on trunk of dying back pin oak. I didn’t take a picture because I figured I would be able to look it up by memory, but was unsuccessful. I just spent a...
  2. shaddart

    RE Akimbo setting and rope

    ok sorry if this is a faq but when people say "Yale 11.7" which rope are they talking about? there's kernmaster, poison ivy, scandere, etc, all 11.7. thanks.
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    RE Akimbo setting and rope

    not too bouncy= i'm at C2 now - but did a long burn today and at the bottom I couldn't make the akimbo stick- kept slowly decending, even after pushing upper cam up. mine also falls down the rope- didn't know there was a spring- will have to check. will try c3 or d2 next. been climbing with...
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    RE Akimbo setting and rope

    I've done that a few times now and now it won't hold at the end so am dialing more friction back in
  5. shaddart

    RE Akimbo setting and rope

    I did today with FLY and the bollards were touching on decent- but I had it at c2 from single lining so might have been alot better with lower setting- crotch was pretty smooth - norway maple
  6. shaddart

    RE Akimbo setting and rope

    So how was it on those ropes?
  7. shaddart

    Experienced Tree Climber Needed

    Location.....
  8. shaddart

    DMM Gecko Spurs SOLD!

    what's the price?
  9. shaddart

    Experienced Tree Care Professionals

    looks like MI
  10. shaddart

    West Chester PA!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ha ha oil of palm
  11. shaddart

    Yale sport 12'

    ok
  12. shaddart

    Yale sport 12'

    I'll take the micrograb for 30 if you want to separate
  13. shaddart

    Unicender $ 200

    I emailed Rock Exotica about rebuilding my old one, but got no reply- any suggestions?
  14. shaddart

    Unicender $ 200

    My issue is not with safety, it's with misrepresenting the condition of an item on treebay- there is a lifespan on the unicender, and it is worn way past "just the anodizing"- there are also deep scratches- evidence of it being treated roughly, like maybe used with a steel twist gate. The...
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    Unicender $ 200

    Before I bought this I asked the seller if there was carving or scratching in the metal and his reply was "just the anodizing" which was not true as I found out as soon as I opened the box. He says he stands by his description, and to post pictures in the forum and see what you people think...
  16. shaddart

    A.R.T. Positioner 2 with swivel & Petzl Micrograb (2016)

    is that micrograb the new (black) or old (purple) style?
  17. shaddart

    Looking for climbers

    Would it qualify me for citizenship? that would be a factor! :)
  18. shaddart

    tight eye splice in "the fly" looking for pointers

    Thanks for the help- I finally got it- hopefully it will be prettier and less painful next time!
  19. shaddart

    tight eye splice in "the fly" looking for pointers

    Hi, first time splicer here, trying to put a tight eye splice in New England Fly. Found these instructions http://www.teufelberger.com/fileadmin/Teufelberger/SplicingGuides/kernmantle/SPL_Kernmantle_Heavy_Duty.pdf but having trouble doing the final bury - so tight! tried the 1/2 and 7/16...
  20. shaddart

    contract climbing pay

    When you say "substantial gear", do you mean rigging gear, or chainsaw gear, or both?

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