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  1. SoftBankHawks

    New device from ISC

    Fair point Rico. I've been a fan of the Uni since 2007. It's been really interesting to have been on the design journey with ISC for the Reflex Mechanical Hitch and I stand by it as a bombproof practical device for real tree men and women. There is a bunch of cool stuff about it. One thing...
  2. SoftBankHawks

    New device from ISC

    A lot of care and attention has gone into the whole devices function over a range of system ideas, the swivel included. The lower sprung cam locks into it while in suspension. There is also a rubber o-ring inside the swivel head that keeps it from moving unintentionally when changing the...
  3. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    the upper cam is stationary. my friend thinks it creates more tension and is harder to 'break' the clamping force when descending.
  4. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    I've always loved your crystal clear writing when describing techniques Eric. I'd forgotten about the Bill Withers...ha, miss those days mate.
  5. SoftBankHawks

    Highline Article

    Hello, It's been hellish hot in Japan this year and the location of this job, just a little south of Tokyo, was no different. It was an interesting few days though, enough to inspire me to try a little write up about it, which I'll post a link to. The system was something that i've played...
  6. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    The former.
  7. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    Midline attachable with gloves on CHECK Functional equally in 3d (limb walks with weight on rope) CHECK Tunable to rope diameter/wear/climbers weight (personally I don’t switch ropes frequently so adjustments can be swapping parts) CHECK Rebuildable replacement wear parts X Some...
  8. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    so, you are intrigued a little bit.
  9. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    its all horses for courses, mate. what ever style you have, type of work you do etc. I love the Uni, I use it with a tether attached, it's like a mechanical Blakes hitch. APEX Wrench too, with a hitch climber and a hitch minder, just love it so much. Thinner ropes in tall trees are great...
  10. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    lovely climbing and nice to see a new face in their marketing videos. Joe H's videos are hard to beat though... I may or may not have been helping out a company as they may or may not be developing a device. although there may be no truth to the statement of its existence I may (or may not)...
  11. SoftBankHawks

    ART BlackBird for "MRT and SRT"

    Climbed with the Blackbird, cool looking and unique design. It's basically a Positioner with transformer like rope wrench. The upper cam flips over to give higher or lower friction. Two lower cams to choose from depending on rope thickness. Rope installation is a little fiddly. Smooth slack...
  12. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    this lovely gentleman..@quintanana
  13. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    Cool thing is you can knock one up from existing parts. Or splice one. Worst case ask someone with a stitching machine. Alex Q just made one from two Fimbl Savers.
  14. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    Would love to Eric, my rigging brother. It's funny, apart from a few refinements to my work scenarios, its basically the system you demoed back in 2015. Those 2005-2012 days, Treebuzz was truly on fire, leading the way, so many good ideas being passed around. Solid ideas seem ephemeral with...
  15. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    Zelkova serrata.
  16. SoftBankHawks

    Two Rope Climbing

    Not quite sure where the thread of this conversation has been going, just wanna say that Im a full time convert to using multiple suspension points. The conversation of 1 v's 2 feels very clunky, it's more about having the ability to pre rig a rope in the right location whenever you need it to...
  17. SoftBankHawks

    The latest Matt Cornell harness

    Dyneema is UV resistant.
  18. SoftBankHawks

    Weirdest Tie-Off Thread

    Oh yeah! Where there's will, there's a way ! Seiji's work methods get a bit annoying, tbh. He finds it difficult to use methods that require give-and-take between more than one person. Sometimes incredible...but most often just stubborn.
  19. SoftBankHawks

    Compact Bulldog Bone

    Hello everybody, it sure has been a while. By coincidence I've been exploring 9mm rope at the moment. Patrick sent me over here. Hope every one is well in TreeBuzz land x
  20. SoftBankHawks

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    @oceans is THE solution-finder-genius.

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