ANSI 6.3.6 (6.3.7 2012) about being secured twice

[DSMc]

I don’t know if any of you forgo taking a rope up a tree in favour of a lighter option? I often climb tall conifers with a throw line in a nose bag. I use it as the service line once I top out.

This is a really bad idea on so many levels. Like Sean said, modern sub half inch climbing lines are not heavy. You really do want a way to quickly bail out when the need arises and it will at some point. Keeping lines out of danger and untangled is part of the trade.

 

[Stephen Moore]

Perhaps? But check out footage o Barenek flip lining up an old Redwood... do you see a second line securing him ie. a top rope? Sure he may have one in tow but if he got a bad assed leg cramp or something it would still take time to tie in a rappel. I love to have a top rope to hang off and swing on, the added sense of security is also a major bonus, but many times I find myself single flipping and limbing my way to the top. Heck even solo aiding a rock face like the Chief in Squamish a climber is only connected to 1 rope. Exposure is something not everyone feels comfortable with, I get that. In fact I don’t recall ever seeing a spar pole rigger in the Bush setting a top rope to ascend and top? Maybe some guys do?

 

[guymayor]

Re the cedar cut location, you did well--no more off! Post-storm cleanup just goes back to the first good node, like you did.

 

[guymayor]

TOTALLY agree about looping around a branch not a stem--rookie error! (A similar flub caused a 6-month vacation for me, back in '73...)

Good video, nicely explained about 2 tie-ins. I remind myself to do this when using my favorite tool, the pole saw. Not so much for cut-rope prevention, but for ergonomics and positioning. btw if the Z calls for 2 tie-ins for Every handsaw cut, that's over the top.

One opinion anyways...