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  1. Jan_

    First time using the GoPro, and a fail: TIP over dead Limb...

    I realize this is fairly common, but the fall I was concerned about my TIP, but I still wanted to see what had happend, so I set up a second rope and had my dad belay me. Everything was fine, but that's what happens if you loose your confidence I guess. I think the incident wasn't avoidable, the...
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    Me and a non-climbing friend out in the woods: Me: Do you see that? :O *points at a big tree on...

    Me and a non-climbing friend out in the woods: Me: Do you see that? :O *points at a big tree on a slope* Friend: What? Is there an animal or what? I dont see anything! Me: a GIANT Ropeswing!!! :O
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    First time using the GoPro, and a fail: TIP over dead Limb...

    dropped about 6ft.
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    Your pic is seriously stressing me out, I live under the constant fear of you standing behind...

    Your pic is seriously stressing me out, I live under the constant fear of you standing behind me, or even worse, on my next tree...
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    New Petzl GriGri 3 (2019) vs old GriGri 2 (2015)

    A quick comparison, 2 carabiners and footloop omitted RW RopeWalker: Ropewrench 127g, 130$ Tether 50g included Hitch Climber 120g 50$ Hitchcord 50g 5$ Pantin 85g 50$ SAKA mini 225g 100$ Total: 532g, 335$ Heavy RADS GriGri 180g 60$ Petzl Ascension 170g 50$ 1 non locking carabiner 60g 15$ pulley...
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    New Petzl GriGri 3 (2019) vs old GriGri 2 (2015)

    I recently got my hands on the new GriGri 3, and I have not seen any direct comparisons to the old GriGri I figured I'd post one here. But first let me tell you why I think the GriGri is awesome: I love It for it's versatility, user-friendliness, reasonable price and compatability with small...
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    Zip line rope selection

    @climbstihl and I built a temporary controlled zipline a while back. We used his normal 12mm rope (I think It's 16 strand XPe), and the stretch with the rope tensioned by a 3:1 MA system was substantial, about 2-4m in the middle, even at the steep angle of the rope which was about 30-45°. This...
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    Removed

    If I order something from America I usually have to pay about 20€ shipping+ 19% general tax + 7-20% import tax, so thats not really an option sadly. If I cant buy it from an UK/German seller, I'll probably not buy it, so it would be awesome if you could export your awesome products in bulk some day.
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    Forest fire in 360

    Wow, I'm glad we dont have such big ones in Germany. Last year the military set a swamp on fire with rockets and we had one big 5500000m^2 fire, but thats basically it... I could not imagine living in a zone where any day a fire could burn down your house.
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    Removed

    The SAKA seems like a good product, sad to see it's not available in europe (anymore?) Also, are there more differences to the old SAKA mini than the stiff tether? 80$ seems like a steep price increase for a stiff tether.
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    Promotional videos

    Well thats the ultimate PR, congrats. Also: do you know anything about the guy that fell and was mentioned in the beginning of the clip?
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    I love being “A Well Known Member”

    secret NSA documents :O mystery solved?
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    SRT - Hitch choices

    I use a michoacan on 10mm line with 8mm hitch cord, if I rec climb with a hitch (which I've only done 1 time tbh) but heres a google search that might help you: link is long so click this text
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    Awesome tree camping videos- check out this YouTube channel

    https://m.youtube.com/user/zelkova8 This guy "TheTreeCamper" posts awesome videos of his tree climbing adventures, you should definitely check out his channel if you haven't already!
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    Looking for a mentor-throw line

    Single hand style seems to get me more height with a slight precision penalty. Also a heavier throwbag is more precise but wont go as far (to a certain point) edit: steel shot filled tennis balls make for good and cheap throwweights, I think you americans can buy that stuff quiet cheap for shotguns
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    Looking for a mentor-throw line

    Throwline throwing is basically all practise, you dont need a mentor IMO. Try to get the angle at which you release the throwball right, the height will probably come all by itself, at least that has been my experience. What would you guys classify as "reliably"? Hitting every throw? Hitting...
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    "Tree climbing" shoe recommendations-lol

    I found this junk recommendation site on the web and had a good laugh about it, I thought you guys might like it: https://bestshoesrated.com/top-10-best-tree-climbing-shoes-boots/ no.1 tree climbing shoes are apparently rubber boots! These sites make money by referring people to Amazon, which...
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    vvvvvvvvvvvvvv

    Thanks, but it went terribly. One Hit, but now my throwline is stuck in a dead tree and I will have to do a 60ft traverse to get it out:LOL:
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    vvvvvvvvvvvvvv

    Ok, I'll actually go out and try to hit a 60ft branch now, lets see how it goes, wish me luck lol
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    vvvvvvvvvvvvvv

    Wow, how many attempts does it usually take you to make such a throw? I try to do everything by hand and often practise throwing when I cant climb, but hitting anything above 40ft requires at least 5 tries, 70ft takes me half an hour to hit...

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