Access line

They need to meet the A.N.S.I. criteria of a climbing line. Most people use an 11mm static line. They work better with mechanicals.
 
I just picked up a chunk of KMIII which is New England's static line (even though i've heard it is only semi-static) but so far I love it. Its 11mm and works great foot locking or for the long hauls a pantin.
 
Hey Mntreedawg... I've been wondering what that rope is like; glad to hear you are liking it. How is it for tying/holding a tight knot such as a Becket's Bend or Fisherman's Loop, or even a Running Bowline?
 
Hey Ian, not meaning to pick, but what's a becket bend?

A bend is a knot to join 2 ropes. The knot you're alluding to is a hitch. Ontario is a black hole for the 'becket bend' thanks to a few hydro guys that know everything. The knot is more commonly called a buntline hitch tot he rest of the world.

Don't mean to rant but that 1 hydro dood really beat me over the head about how could 300 hydro employees be wrong. As if 300 hydro employees puts a dent in the global community of tree workers.
 
Mangoes: Fair enough... I've heard the knot in question being called a Bluntline hitch, though I've never actually owned a book on knots to give me a different angle on things other than what's taught at Fleming. Maybe Joe's a stuborn old Hydro dude, none-the-less he knows what he's doing/talking about so a lot of the Arborists trained in Ontario are going to have some of his infuence in them.

Mntreedawg: I've never really gotten into SRT myself, or using mechanical acenders. When you use an access line to get up a tree do you then pull up a different climbing rope to tie in with and work from, or do you still work from the same line?
 
Whatever tickles your fancy. If you don't feel like hauling around two lines from the truck then just use one line. That line however will need to be a rated "working line". So if your line is isolated you can send up a running bowline and when you get up into the tree you just switch over to a dynamic system. If the line is not isolated you will need to tie one end to the base of the tree, in which case the groundie will need to help you untie.......when you tell him to ! Then use that rope to complete your work tasks.
The disadvantage with the above is that you are doing away with a separate safety rescue line.
Happy climbing.
 
When I access a tree SRT I carry my climbing line in a small backpack. So when I reach my tie in point I just clip in to my climbing line and throw the backpack outta the tree. Also like Gareth said climbing on a seperate climbing line than your access line allows for a different climber to have quick access to you incase anything was to ever happen while you were working and an AR came around
 
Hey Ian I've sent you a PM, but publically I felt I should mention that Joe isn't the guy I was refering to. I respect Joe, and I feel that he is less aggressive, and willing to agree to disagree. There are others.......
 
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