Clarification Please

[trees4life]

I have a miss-termed use of a technique I was hoping to get clarified if anyone could help?

At work today footlocking the tail of your DdRT was termed "single line footlock" but it seems to me that SRT footlock wold be a true SRT rather than a DdRT SRT footlock. Make sense? No. The only way I could put it in layman's terms was just by saying "Footlocking the tail of your doubled rope accent," I couldn't think of a term!

Is there a term for this particular technique?

 

[TreeCo]

It's called 'footlocking the tail'.

 

[BostonBull]

Do you mean footlocking while tied in with a friction hitch like normal climbing/hip thrusting?

That is called Dynamic footlocking, and footlocking with a Kleimhiest or long prussic is called Static footlocking.

 

[TLHamel]

I call it footlocking the tail.

 

[trees4life]

Thanks Guys, your professionalism is astounding? Great minds think alike huh?

A regular doubled rope technique with a friction saver, line, friction hitch the whole deal, then your hanging there and decide to footlock the tail to accend ten feet.

Thats called Dynamic footlocking?

Then lets say we've decided to set a line and footlock a DdRT 50' with a prusik cord.

Thats called satic footlocking?

If you were to accend a SRT then what would that be termed?

I think Im confused again...

 

[glens]

Also static.

I've always said "footlock the tail" too, but technically, everything below you would be the tail no matter the configuration above. So I like the "dynamic" "static" terms and will use them henceforth.

 

[rentachimp]

Modified Body Thrust Technique is its name in Jepson.

Secured Footlock is the doubled up rope ascent.

SRT (Single Rope Technique) is when the working end of the rope is anchored to the tree and you ascend the Running end toward it. It can also be passed over a branch above the anchored end.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

My Pantin stays on my foot during the climb for the times that I need to footlock the tail.

There are times when inventing a new word to describe a system or technique seems like a good idea. The catch is that the 'other' name may be so entrenched in common useage that it's going to be hard to displace the name.

 

[Blinky]

I've heard it called assisted footlocking.

 

[trees4life]

Its interesting to see the variety of terms one technique might have through out the world. Look at the laynard for example. Ive heard it called buck strap, scare strap, saftey laynard, flip line, personal laynard,and on and on.

 

[trees4life]

Hey Tom, if you use your panteen then your not footlocking anymore so what would that be called? Just Joking. HA HA. I think this is getting out of hand now.

 

[Mahk_Adams]

trees4life wrote:

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A regular doubled rope technique with a friction saver, line, friction hitch the whole deal, then your hanging there and decide to footlock the tail to accend ten feet.

Thats called Dynamic footlocking?


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Yes, because both parts of the line move (are dynamic) as you footlock.



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Then lets say we've decided to set a line and footlock a DdRT 50' with a prusik cord.

Thats called satic footlocking?


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Yes, footlocking a doubled, static line, because both legs of the line are stationary (static) as you footlock.


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If you were to accend a SRT then what would that be termed?

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If you were to ascend by footlocking then it would be footlocking a single, static line, because the line is stationary (static) as you footlock. If you used ascenders then it would be a mechanical ascent of a single, static line.


rentachimp wrote:


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Modified Body Thrust Technique is its name in Jepson.

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I disagree with Jepson's terminology. It really isn't body-thrusting.




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Secured Footlock is the doubled up rope ascent.


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"Secured" only because of the tether/Prusik cord. One could also perform an unsecured footlock on a doubled, static line


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SRT (Single Rope Technique) is when the working end of the rope is anchored to the tree and you ascend the Running end toward it. It can also be passed over a branch above the anchored end.

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SRT yes, but how you ascend the single rope can vary. If you were to ascend by footlocking then it would be footlocking a single, static line, because the line is stationary (static) as you footlock. If you used ascenders then it would be a mechanical ascent of a single, static line.

 

[Nathan]

Some call it footlocking the tail, I call it slow

 

[TreeCo]

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Some call it footlocking the tail, I call it slow

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It is slow. I only do it to move up a few feet in the tree when I'm alread tied in DbRT, never to get into the tree. I use a pantin some but not as much as I though I would.