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    Saddle governing standards & Z133 2017

    Yeah, that bugs me too. You should check out public.resource.org - this issue is right up their alley. Unfortunately, they've been taken to court by the ASTM and others and usually get their asses handed to em. It's a tough issue when the business model is to use revenue from the sale of the...
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    Yale Bandit discontinued

    Almost found out the hard way. Wesspur is out, think I just cleaned out Treestuff. Looks like a few places still have it - if you're in the market for a discrete 11mm climb line, this may be your last chance.
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    DMM throw hook.

    Diggin the hook. It really is freakishly functional and well-balanced. Got it stuck pretty bad in some dead ivy and couldn't get it to come back - but it still flicked effortlessly, and I got it over the backside of that mess, and dropped it to the ground instead. Neat. I already posted about...
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    Making a rope grapnel traverse with the tail of your line

    Love the idea of improvised jammers. If you like minimal traversing & redirecting, @oceans has posted a bunch of fantastic tips on here. When someone writes a Treeclimber Companion's Companion, this one deserves to be in there for sure...
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    Saddle governing standards & Z133 2017

    Thanks Tom, that's good to know. I gave F887 a closer look, the reduction in the minimum strength requirement (to 15kN) stands out the most. Harmonization with the EN standards would seem to be a good thing for those who like more choices in euro saddles, and for those manufacturers to get...
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    Saddle governing standards & Z133 2017

    I read a blog post the other night about rec climbers and "inappropriate" gear choices that set me off a little bit, and I went down the research rabbit hole. Want to double check my understanding on a few things. (These are probably questions for @Tom Dunlap if anybody... ) As I understand it...
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    Treatment advice please...4-5' dbh doug-fir growing against concrete driveway

    Yeah, may not be feasible, would seem to depend heavily on the drill pattern. That initial expansion has gotta go somewhere, key would be to limit displacement while still getting cracking. I'm in Seattle proper.
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    Treatment advice please...4-5' dbh doug-fir growing against concrete driveway

    Could Dexpan be useful here?
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    Easier Cordage to splice

    My vote for easiest 24 strand is Samson Velocity. Enough "Im new to splicing and tried to splice used Tachyon and it was a disaster" style posts around here ended with Velocity as a recommendation for beginners, so I started there. It was good advice - cover is relaxed, I can't imagine...
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    Definition of near miss

    Yes! And, orgs that push employees towards defensiveness and Cover Your Ass maneuvers can get in the way of this happening. My day job is in tech where a lot of companies believe in a concept called blameless postmortems. It's all too easy to pin blame on human error and stop there when the org...
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    Closing basal anchors

    Been trying to sort something out- not quite there yet, hoping for some advice. When on a basal anchor, I usually end up advancing the TIP before redirecting. A lot of the time, the TIP union is where I want to be, puts me six feet higher in a stable position, especially on a stem without a lot...
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    Throw all techniques

    Anyone know if there a good video of this somewhere? Had the pleasure of seeing Dan pull that move in Portland last month, but was too stunned by the sick sack slamin to pay enough attention. My near-vertical tosses are embarrassing.
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    New Tree Climber seeking rope advice, difference and reasons for climbing, static and rigging lines

    One small thing I'd add as another novice - you probably don't entirely know what you do and don't like yet. Starting out I thought I'd be SRT all the time, but end up climbing DRT on the tail a lot more than I ever thought I would. After watching a competition for the first time, I wondered...
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    Backup fall protection

    Sounds decent enough to me.
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    Backup fall protection

    I wouldn't worry about the pinching force of the Lift, it's certified for that sized rope, and any cammed ascender is going to need to hold the rope firmly to avoid slipping. Pushing up the backup device with the Grigri might not be the best idea - foreign objects obstructing the cam is one of...
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    TreeStuff Party

    Seattle area party is coming up soon! July 22, Lake Tapps, WA.
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    Translate knot names

    Also, Michoacán / ? Seems like most of the friction hitches would be use the original name since they're eponymous, unless there's another regional name in common use. I found some scouting resources in Spanish, would assume they've undergone at least a bit of vetting...
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    Backup fall protection

    Welcome! Are you climbing RADS (aka "Yoyo")? The top device used above the Grigri for the foot loop is typically a hand ascender, though I guess other rope grabs could work too. Or, do you mean something different by backup? One classic backup is knots in the rope below you, to limit any...
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    TreeStuff and SherrillTree Join Forces

    Oh, and for CE marked products, you can sometimes find fingerprints of contract manufacturing and rebranding in the "CE NNNN" marking on the device. That's the notified body number of the company that's monitoring compliance, and manufacturers will tend to stick with a single company or two...
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    TreeStuff and SherrillTree Join Forces

    I think a lot of it comes down to manufacturing experience and being able to source from multiple OEMs. A lot of flavors of relationships out there. Rock Exotica did a lot of manufacturing for Petzl for a while. (Their history is a fun read.) SMC manufacturers the Trango Cinch. (SMC does a ton...

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