I'm going to be that guy..... surely a basketball sized hornets nest is pretty obvious? I have no experience with them, but a big white basketball seems to be quite a noticeable thing. Was the tree not looked at in the two days prior while working on site? to make a plan or at least access...
theres a section of old podocarp forest in the uraweras which will blow minds , 50 meter plus rimu and 60 plus kahikateas on the way to a hidden lake surrounded by kaihiks with massive buttresses looking like they are on stilts. its a great walk , maybe about an hour or so.
A few friends...
the first batch of 4srt harnesses have a really nasty webbing which rubbed to shit when wearing a singlet but the ones available now are of a different, softer webbing . I run both pauls and the 4srt one.
my weight varies but I'm normally around 85 kgs and i find the 4srt harness a little...
Certified for use with dynamic ropes only. It is both ce and en rated but the en rating is for mountaineering braking devices.
If i can remember rightly, you can use it in comps when used with dynamic ropes....... Basically , i'd be pretty happy to use one if the positioner wasn't invented :)
Technora is an aramid :) I doubt that the ring will wear out faster than your hip straps.
using aramids and l.c.ps for core material is very silly ..... dyneema and poly cores are fine butttttttttt getting the original replacement ropebridege ....... smart
Globe 3000 is a multilayer...
Heres A Few clips from a interesting job back in feb. I have a lot of footage hanging around that I'm going to start playing with. Unfortunately there are a few clips missing from this job, which is a shame but what can you do..... okay, maybe I will try and remember to press the button on the...
Good work lads , it's amazing how much effort you can save with a little lifting power and some sharp minds.
I always seem to enjoy your vids guys , keep em coming.
Thanks man , they were very intrigued as to what was going on.
the couple were Just asking your typical questions ...... what are you doing ..... how did you get your line up there.... is it dangerous, etc etc haha
it's something I spliced up a while ago , works really well.
the d crab acts as a lever for the pinto to pull it out of the eye.
I can't claim the idea as i borrowed it off a friend.
You get yourself into some funny situations when traversing so I have picked up a few bits here and there to help with things.
glad you guys liked it and I appreciate the feedback.
Unfortunately my last vid I had to take down as the location it was filmed has a strict policy on cameras and filming so.... I thought i'd pop up into the forest and do a bit of traversing yesterday .
I left the film a little longer as it shows a bit more of the process which May be useful for...