Thanks for all of the great videos yoyoman, they are very informative. I know they take a lot of time and effort to capture, edit, post.
My first attempt at a hitch climber with a VT
I do have a figure 8 in my cart. I have been playing around a biner and munter mule hitch as descender as well. Looking forward to having some real climbing rope and a saddle to try this stuff out when weighted :)
Part of my hang up deciding on a friction saver is that I like the idea of...
Thanks John. I have been playing around with an "instructor belt", biner, and a piece rope off an old sail boat. With just that gear, I copied the set ups shown in this video. Never got off the ground but will try it again with better rope.
There is some justification going on. I figure about 1K to get into a tree which is not bad for new hobby and the gear (tools).
No plans of pruning trees for other people and I can handle my trees with a manual pole saw from the ground. I do have a good running MS200 though ..... Down the...
Hello everyone. I am slowly starting to accumulate climbing gear with the hope of getting a complete kit together (with basic skills) by the end of the year. I have read a lot of good information here and finally decided to join and introduce myself.
My reasons for wanting to learn tree...