Do any of you like the night time ascent? Personally, I'm not a fan. The side-by-side aspect is fun, but the lights, smoke, and music I could do without.
Hi Everyone!
The time is fast approaching for the Kentucky Tree Climbing Championship! You can check out the KYTCC page for information and links for signing up...
Tennessee TCC is up in the air right now. I believe the issue is with the city of Nashville's restrictions surrounding Covid. He is looking at alternate locations.
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That looks cumbersome. I'd rather footlock. You could make a rope wrench with a $30 CMI pulley and some slic pins, a stiff tether with a sling and some pex pipe, and learn to footlock.
You could make a RADS setup with a Rope Wrench system, but why?
Its a skill I would not suggest anyone learn...
I see that GA is scheduled November 13-15. I think Arkansas is still a go. Folks on FB generally refer to Greg master list here. It would be sweet if ITCC did something like it. :)
I always carry an Israeli blood stopper.
The one time I used the bandage on my harness was for a handsaw "snakebite" on my knee. It just saved a trip to the ground for a band aid.
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Climbers hustling through a WC, breathing heavy, unwittingly showering the attentive judges below with their exhalations. Judges huddling to confer.
Personally, I'm looking at going for a setup day only to see how things unfold. Not interested in staying someplace overnight and incurring all...
Indiana doesn't believe in COVID 19. Their TCC is still scheduled for the end of August. Southern Chapter TCC is tentatively scheduled for September, and the Kentucky TCC is scheduled for mid October, although I'm the organizer and I'm skeptical about running a safe TCC while the virus is still...
So I'm planning on uping my PPE game for competitions (if they actually happen) in 2020. This seems like a quality addition to that strategy. What steps, if any, will YOU be taking?
I'm pretty sure the Indiana TCC is barrelling ahead with their event in Aug 28th at Broad Ripple Park in Indianapolis.
For more information check teh website... https://indiana-arborist.org/climbingcompetition-3/