Jared ran the petzl rig for part of his, but no wrenchers, could have been utilized very effectively, but all of them hit all 4 stations, and all except James pulled gear (James was pulling out his last rope and it half hitched itself around a lower branch)
Second that, Alan is the man, and a hell of a rock climber too, and just great job all around at treestuff! Agree on the new clip ins, there're sweet, footlock awesome, just have to see how long they hold up
The Amber alert thing would be awesome to get going, I stopped by my local fire department yesterday to see what our situation is, we only have a high angle rescue team for the county, nothing local, most of them are part time and average response could be very delayed. BUT... Being a non...
Had a great time, learned a ton. Thanks Luke and Nick for putting it on, thanks to Cormac, Bo, and Tom for instructing, hope everyone else that came had a good time
I just saw that one the other day, haven't gotten a chance to try it yet but it said it was secure and easy to release, looks like a much better option, I've never had the highwaymans capsize on me but the potential is definitely there
I don't see any advantage over a running bowline, I don't use an alpine ever anyways-I tie a midline bowline so I can untie it at the TIP if need be, and hardware free, but it was cool to figure out.
So anymore guesses?? Hint-it can be a climbing termination knot if it wasn't slipped