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  1. MickCPitlick

    Rope runner, my initial thoughts

    [ QUOTE ] "I personally think the wrench is a better way to go for tree work but the mechanical devices have a purpose as well and they have their applications, there are advantages and disadvantages, things that are safer, some things that are more hazardous." [/ QUOTE ] You have...
  2. MickCPitlick

    Pin Oak Form

    Interesting approach. Sounds good. How does one find the sorts you're speaking of?
  3. MickCPitlick

    Pin Oak Form

    Answer is I don't know. I've lived with it for about 25 years. I'm guessing it was planted in the 1940s, when the house itself was built. Nice thing is that there has been no competition for light and space so the crown outline is just what a quercus palustris wants to be.
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    bowline not as life support

    And, If improperly dressed: http://youtu.be/1dj5Y3h1AEI But this variation is good: http://youtu.be/h1YRhMP_Nro
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    Pin Oak Form

    Thank you Guy. I've googled reiterations, pretty technical. You obviously know your stuff.
  6. MickCPitlick

    Pin Oak Form

    Perhaps I can get an opinion about the growth habit of my favorite pin oak. It's a wonderful and healthy tree, but observe a) multiple leaders -probably formed 30 years ago, and b) the upper branches are adorned with many vertical shoots. Regarding the shoots - do these need to be thinned or...
  7. MickCPitlick

    Certified and Tested Ropes for Ascenders

    Just thinking. Would a Screamer be good to incorporate into a basal anchor system? Seems like the only shocky fall scenario would be an SRT TIP (on a non-isolated crotch) or redirect failure. Slipping on a limb walk would not be so shock, but you might slam into the stem, probably not a big...
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    Graffiti Artist "Cloaks" Stem

    Graffiti Artist \"Cloaks\" Stem
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    friday video !!!! one slip and your dead !!!!!!!!!

    My reflexes are so strong, even though I am in no danger, watching this makes me tense every muscle and make guttural sounds.
  10. MickCPitlick

    Seqoia climbing tool and technics???

    Checkout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8mmexrXZjk http://youtu.be/ToXGbB7nt2M
  11. MickCPitlick

    Nanothechnology

    You are certainly right for noticing. Along with computing, materials technology will be key to the next generation. If you look at the pace of change due to technology, it's accelerating and the rate of acceleration is itself accelerating. Ray Kurzweil has applied the term "singularity" to...
  12. MickCPitlick

    First Steps

    Hi Mark, I am in Monmouth County, which I understand is your territory. (I've also checked up the Aspen pages - very impressive - I now know who to call for real work). Anyhow, you might tip me off as to learning and social climbing opportunities within, say, a 100 mile radius. Thanks.
  13. MickCPitlick

    Modified Bulldog OAR

    Kevin\'s Write-Up I just re-read Kevin Bingham's article on mechanical prusiks. It's in Issue 4 of Arb Climber magazine. (subscription required - though nominal fee) While it doesn't address any of the specifics in this thread, it does serve as a useful overview of the topic.
  14. MickCPitlick

    Modified Bulldog OAR

    Good point on the heat generation. Since the system as a whole has to control your weight descending at a given speed in all configurations, the heat should be the same. But then, why do Rope Wrench, HitchHiker move heat away from the friction hitch, yet traditional DdRT systems do not suffer...
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    Modified Bulldog OAR

    Wonderful to see innovation/invention as it develops! Of course the ultimate game is to satisfy the SRT all-mechanical multicender need. A question: Petzl zig-zag is similar concept. But ZZ is offered only for DdRT. When comparing DdRT to SRT, the friction element sees half the weight load...
  16. MickCPitlick

    Grizzly Splicing - How It's Done

    Grizzly Splicing - How It\'s Done http://youtu.be/sXNg6IK6f5Y http://youtu.be/Q8v4k-ed1V8 http://youtu.be/CbVCwRQQ8UI
  17. MickCPitlick

    SRWP on ClimbingArborist

    As a novice, I have found Daniel Holliday's short instructional videos to be clear and pithy. He posts as the "Climbing Arborist" and works up in Vancouver. Today he posted a praise-filled introduction to SRWP - He's right up on the terminology adoption I've seen discussed here, so perhaps...
  18. MickCPitlick

    Round up overspray

    The courts, send a legal demand letter.
  19. MickCPitlick

    First Steps

    Forgive me if I'm slow on the uptake. The knee ascender takes the place of : a) the pantin or b) the hand ascender? Are you recommending Haas or similar?
  20. MickCPitlick

    HH Tending Strap

    Note: I made this by copying an idea on this board. I apologize to the originator, I have lost the original posting you made. It won't lay flat but it's 13 cm long and the holes are 11 cm on center. It's 25 mm width at the ends and about 8 mm at the center where the snap goes. The holes are...

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