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  1. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I am less concerned about the handled ascender cutting the rope than I am about the attachment to the ascender failing. That is where I have had problems in the past. But your point is a good one.
  2. ARLO

    Saved from a stupid mistake by a backup prussic

    I know that most arborists don't use a back-up on their multicenders, but I frequently do long SRS ascents with a handled ascender and then transition over to a D4 or RIG for the descent. For this situation I have started using a Rocker as a back-up below the handled ascender. That way if the...
  3. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    That was my attitude when I tried to splice a brand new piece of Direction Up, which is supposed to be unsplicable. I was feeling pretty cocky and I told the owner of the rope "Just give it to me and I will do an eye splice in it. I can splice a rock!" I still have that splice hanging in my...
  4. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    I have only done 3 splices in used Tachyon, and every time it was a bitch to get the core out of the cover and to get the core back through the cover. And the only way to do the final bury was with a huge amount of massaging and liberal use of the hammer. So, if all you are talking about is a...
  5. ARLO

    So I made my own splicing wand.

    I guess the soft fid is an ok way to do it, but it looks like a lot of unnecessary hassle to me. I have spliced a ton of Tachyon, including used rope using nothing but a wire fid, and it is not that difficult if you just reduce the volume of the core before trying to pull it through the cover...
  6. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Instructions for Scion and Tendril are available on the Sterling website. The method used to splice Tachyon, Tendril and Scion is pretty much identical except that the manufacturers recommend a 4-5 cover taper on Tachyon and a 4-6 cover taper on Tendril and Scion. I personally don't think it...
  7. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Looks to me like they did not keep the crossover tight during the bury and did not get it completely buried. Sloppy work.
  8. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Looks like you have a bit of the core strands sticking out in the throat of the splice? Which rope is this?
  9. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    That's all good. We need to keep Richard gainfully employed.
  10. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    That is a cool Frog System. I have not seen one like that before.
  11. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Me too!
  12. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    Hey Santiago, if you followed the directions you don't need to break the Tachyon. It looks good and I guarantee you won't have a problem with it.
  13. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Yeah, I think I may have overreacted on this one. After hearing from all sides in this incident it sounds like it was not nearly as black-and-white as the original video made it look like.
  14. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    I was ok with the reporter until about half-way through her spiel where she looks into the camera and says "This is our fault", implying that we are all to blame for this kind of behavior. She is just flat wrong! My parents did not act like this, I do not act like this and my kids do not act...
  15. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Reminds me of the song "Here in California by Kate Wolf" where her mom says "Child take your time Love can make you happy Or love can rob you blind" So much truth in three short lines.
  16. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Hey Southsound, I think we need to police ourselves a bit here. One thing I like about the Buzz is that people generally remain civil and and restrain themselves from going too far off the rails. It is a tough time, but I think we need to hang together and get through this without encouraging...
  17. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    I beg to differ Bucknut. I will admit to despising Donald Trump for many reasons, but as a wildlife biologist I have always argued that walls like the one proposed by Trump are a disaster for wildlife because they cut off movement of terrestrial species, thereby limiting gene flow within and...
  18. ARLO

    Fu*%face Von Clownstick

    Gollum has it.
  19. ARLO

    Show off them splices

    , I did two more of the Vega splices this weekend and think I am getting the hang of it. But they are damn difficult. It doesn't seem to matter if you pull the cover through on the front or side of the core, but one thing I have found is that it is a mistake to pull the tapered core way deep...
  20. ARLO

    I worked in Vancouver many moons ago. It was my favorite big city. But then I live in western...

    I worked in Vancouver many moons ago. It was my favorite big city. But then I live in western Oregon, so I am used to the rain.
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