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    Tulip poplar -rec climb?

    Here's the pic. My throwline is in the upper left union. Does the bigger union below look healthy too ?
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    Tulip poplar -rec climb?

    I rec climbed it back in July. I just wanted to check because I was unaware then they could be kind of weak. Here is a picture of it and my tie in
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    Post accident discussion

    I guess I was thinking of it from a rope access perspective. You're either in ascent mode (usually from RADS/3:1) or descent mode (ISC D4, Rig etc).
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    Post accident discussion

    By reading the article (from 2021) It looks like someone else had a fall recently. The latest comment is from Thursday. If I understand it correctly, the user was lowering himself on a 3:1? Was this unintentional ? I'm trying to determine why you would lower yourself via a 3:1...
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    Tulip poplar -rec climb?

    With things slowing down, been practicing more with SRS. Are Tulips decent trees to rec climb? There's a union I was going to basal anchor. Didn't know if these trees are a little more brittle or not. This is a mature Tulip and roughly 95' tall. I usually stick to my property for rec...
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    Secret to not having ascenders "pull" on climbing rope ?

    Any potential strength loss from this ?
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    Secret to not having ascenders "pull" on climbing rope ?

    Thank you! This is Teufulberger Dragonfly
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    Secret to not having ascenders "pull" on climbing rope ?

    Have been climbing for approaching a year and it has gone well, without incident (knock on wood). I've had formal SRT training and enjoyed the jobs I've been fortunate to complete so far. I use a SAKA knee ascender and CT foot ascender. Every few jobs, post inspection, I'll get a "pull" in my...
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    RADS/Yo-yo mechanical advantage

    Rope Access techs use it too
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    RADS/Yo-yo mechanical advantage

    While not truly SRT, question on RADS. Having a debate with a coworker. I say it's 2:1, he claims 3:1. Which is it?
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    MAD for residential service drops

    Are the terms "secondary" and "service drop" used synonymously? I sometimes see them used that way. I was always told a typical service drop was 240v and to assume secondaries were up to 440v
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    MAD for residential service drops

    I was told the same
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    MAD for residential service drops

    Question. Is the MAD for unqualified persons 10' for a service drop? Or does that only apply to primary and secondary OH lines ?
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    RRP and lumpy rope

    Interesting. I've started to use Poison Moon with good results. I'm 177lbs without gear. This is on a new RRP btw. Notch actually replaced the one I originally posted about
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    Fall Factor

    I appreciate you and @ghostice responding. Excellent points gentlemen!
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    Fall Factor

    Can anyone confirm that the fall factor would be the same regardless of the type of rope (dynamic vs static and elongation principles). However, the variable WOULD be the "shock" the climber experiences ? It seems like all of the literature I'm coming across is geared toward dynamic ropes/UIAA...
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    RRP and lumpy rope

    Thanks for the responses fellas. I spoke with Teufelberger and they told me basically the same advice being given in here. You guys are awesome
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    RRP and lumpy rope

    Is it normal for a RRP to compress your rope in certain areas? After doing some pruning (it was about a 50' descent), I did a post inspection of my KM iii and noticed it was a little lumpy. It was the first time it was ever used. It does have a spliced eye on both ends. Could this be...
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    Climbing in your 40s?

    You're my hero bro
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    Climbing in your 40s?

    Awesome!

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