..I also have a perfect view, and angle + PERFECT anchor points, to set up a zip line between my balcony and the local tram stop!!
...but I can't trust my neighbours not to steal as much rope as they could reach, or simply set fire to it because 'it's there'... Yes. I live in that kind of...
Yeah I'm working on it!!.... Where's Tree-Q when you need him?
...dude in the vid is AWSOME by the way!!
... bet he burns through A LOT of kit though!!
Just last week I ALMOST swung down 5 floors. My car was parked directly under my balcony, it was wet and windy, and i had forgotten my wind cheater at work. Instead of taking the (very slow) lift then walking the full circumference of the building, I could have been in my car with the heating on...
"Athletes"??.. An athlete would add a dumbbell on a biner or two to his/her belt, and maybe an extra turn through the friction saver!!... (Unless comp climbing!)...Not obsess over the latest labour saving nic-nak or technique as do most of us!! "RESPECT" if you somtimes climb 'the hard way' just...
If I could describe what I made I would be a millionaire!. (Or at least out of the middle spot in the truck so to speak!)
... As I said "holly Grail!.."
HOW lucky are we to do a job that allows us to climb trees?!!!!...
As a child, my feet rarely touched the ground. Forever in trees, on roofs or garages, or or at least head in the clouds!!
Only after passing through many! trades and 'career paths', (...some desks involved...) for the last 9...
So, update.
Change of focus somewhat, sorry but...
After getting some sleep (not much) I find myself rested, but frustrated. Let me explain. Night before last, (as I mentioned), I was playing around making whoopie slings out of the kite line I have, to hang my camping tarp, this turned into a...