Compact Bulldog Bone

Did a climb this morning to trim a couple little dead branches in a tree in my backyard , well that was my excuse to the wife anyways;). I Dsrt with bone on my arrowfrog . wrenched with tachyon. Went up moved around a bit on each, switched. The Yale is just bit better for me . I did enjoy the firm grip Tachyon provided . No doubt I would enjoy climbing as much either one . I just am not a fan of stretch and the Yale 11.7's are perfect for me in that aspect. The compact bulldogbone doesn't disappoint! I might try the 5/8 bollard instead of 3/4 for tachyon it was a tad jerky at first on descent , not too bad probably accentuated through a bit of bounce in the rope,even on canopy anchor ,with not a lot of rope between bone and anchor point. All in all.. I can't bail on Yale if I had to choose:numberone:.
 
I've spent the last couple weeks reading this thread on and off after seeing the bone for the first time at the TCIA expo in Hartford... Truly amazed by the bone I'm kind of an srt newb benn climbing on the zk-2 on and off for a year or so and after talking to oceans for a while at the expo I'm dropping ddrt for good and forcing myself to climb srt. next purchase hopefully a bulldog bone
 
Nasshotgun said:
I've spent the last couple weeks reading this thread on and off after seeing the bone for the first time at the TCIA expo in Hartford... Truly amazed by the bone I'm kind of an srt newb benn climbing on the zk-2 on and off for a year or so and after talking to oceans for a while at the expo I'm dropping ddrt for good and forcing myself to climb srt. next purchase hopefully a bulldog bone
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Remember to do what works for you. I appreciate what you're saying here, and I'm stoked for you to be getting into SRWP, I just don't want to give people the impression that SRT is the way I think everyone should climb.
That being said, the first hurdle for many DdRT climbers to get over is overall muscle memory with the gear, and the mindset to decide between Harding by hand or getting your legs into the equation.
After that, you may have been climbing long enough to see what possibilities are available, and your overall approach to planning your work may begin to change.
 
Treetopflyer said:
Did a climb this morning to trim a couple little dead branches in a tree in my backyard , well that was my excuse to the wife anyways;). I Dsrt with bone on my arrowfrog . wrenched with tachyon. Went up moved around a bit on each, switched. The Yale is just bit better for me . I did enjoy the firm grip Tachyon provided . No doubt I would enjoy climbing as much either one . I just am not a fan of stretch and the Yale 11.7's are perfect for me in that aspect. The compact bulldogbone doesn't disappoint! I might try the 5/8 bollard instead of 3/4 for tachyon it was a tad jerky at first on descent , not too bad probably accentuated through a bit of bounce in the rope,even on canopy anchor ,with not a lot of rope between bone and anchor point. All in all.. I can't bail on Yale if I had to choose:numberone:.
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Let me get this straight, may be going out on a limb here... but you really like Yale's 11.7 mm products, right? [emoji12]
 
oceans said:
Remember to do what works for you. I appreciate what you're saying here, and I'm stoked for you to be getting into SRWP, I just don't want to give people the impression that SRT is the way I think everyone should climb.
That being said, the first hurdle for many DdRT climbers to get over is overall muscle memory with the gear, and the mindset to decide between Harding by hand or getting your legs into the equation.
After that, you may have been climbing long enough to see what possibilities are available, and your overall approach to planning your work may begin to change.
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I'm with Oceans on this. SRT opens up a whole new world of possibilities, but you'll still find that your Ddrt skills are great to have in the bag when you need them.
 
I'm not trying to say it is the only way I just don't get to talk to many ppl who climb srwp. I'm amazed at the possibilities of this climbing style and I like it more the more that I climb on it.
 
no sweat brother. just lettin ya know why your tachyon experience was less than superb. i'm running 11.7's on the 3/4" bollard too. well those, and donaghy's cougar - which is niiiiiiiice.
 
Nasshotgun said:
I'm not trying to say it is the only way I just don't get to talk to many ppl who climb srwp. I'm amazed at the possibilities of this climbing style and I like it more the more that I climb on it.
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Man, I don't know what Oceans is talking about. He crazzzzy. :) Get yourself a BDB and never look back! Just messing with ya Eric :sorprendido3:

Seriously though, SRWP takes a lot of the DdRT problems away, many of which you might've never realized were problems. And the Dog Bone? Geez! Fuhgeddabootit! I love the wrench too so don't take this wrong, but here's a comparison of the items you'd need.

SRT with Rope Wrench:
Rope Wrench
Hitch Cord
Stiffy
Pulley
Foot Ascender
Knee Ascender


That's a lot more gear than I was used to in DdRT (and much of it was extra gear that I wasn't used to).
So that, in a nutshell, made it problematic for me to just 'up and leave' DdRT.

SRT with Bulldog Bone:
Bulldog Bone
Foot Ascender
Knee Ascender


3 items and BAM! You're climbing SRT/SRWP. For me, this made for a much easier transition from DdRT to SRWP.
 
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Gordon - would drilling a new bollard hole on the upper arms 20mm further out from the pivot help with skinnier ropes do you think?
 
Moving the friction link too far from the upper pivot has diminishing effect with the gripiness, and worse begins to interfere with the passage of the rope upon ascent, with too much pressure required to initiate release also.
I would recommend either a diet or a fatter rope : )
 
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