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My first rope sleeve was made using flexible electrical conduit covered with a heavy gray plastic jacket in 1997. I found the sleeve greatly reduced friction and the gray plastic jacket gripped the bark well. I gave a few to friends and they quickly replaced...
I placed a 2" round wooden ball with a 5/8" hole on the rope just above the friction hitch that the climbers hand can grasp. Pulling down on the ball releases the hitch but we always belay them. We conducted a climbing event with a group of girls that had severe arthritis, their hands were rigid...
Captured this image from a New Zealand message board:
I would still insist on a corner trap around the biner hole to reduce the chance of cross-loading.
The rivets around the swivel ball still make me uneasy.
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Welcome aloft and wish you well on your vertical journeys. Anything I can find the time to promote the annual Rendezvous I do. Check out Tree Climber's International's website and consider a long weekend in October as a good place to learn and network. See you at the top! Dan
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Just got word that the HAAS system has been refined once again and he titled it: Hauling A$$ Ascent System.
Kinda depends on the size of the A$$ doesn't it?
YO- Since you are in ATL you should join the 30th anniversary Rendezvous at SimpsonWood Oct 10th hosted by Tree Climbers Intl. I bet you can get rigged up in any number of ways.
http://www.treeclimbing.com/index.php/climbing/the-2013-rendezvous
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I have to admit that we jumped at the chance to train these students to climb trees in...
You all are so kind and this is exactly the driving factor in ALL of our lifes that makes the most out of life.
I long for the day where somewhere sometime we all can cross ropes for but awhile. October 2013 at SimpsonWood, Atlanta GA would be nice. All you ARBO's really need to hang around...
I think that you should be able to pull an eye splice thru one of my 3/4" size rope sleeve.
Not sure but I think Caterpillar uses inferior imported light-weight conduit that are 1/2" ID.
(Yes I am biased and I wonder why they have dropped them out their latest catalogue?)
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Why not try cimbing a canopy, moving from one end of a grove or forest stand to the other without landing on the ground. Now that would be a challenge.
TREE VERSE
I visited the farm where this video was made.
It is also the place Tim Kovar conducts classes...
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2014 Recreational Tree Climbing Rendezvous Announcement
Each fall, someone from the recreational tree climbing community hosts a get together to celebrate our love of trees.
This year it is hosted by Sam "Oak" Johnson of Out on a Limb Tree Climbing.
In October of 2013, Peter and Patty...
I have to think that there is a Buzzer out there that has a device like one of these to test out.
Can it be used like the Rope Wrench???
These can be attached mid-rope; has no pins and costs $53 to $90.
Let me know your thoughts>>>...