Cutting my climbing while I'm hanging from it .

[Travor]

This was fun to make

 

[Tom Dunlap]

What?!

There is so much to say about your trial. I don’t have time now to write so I’ll come back after others have commented

 

[JeffGu]

Now, that's how you test something!

 

[Wrangler]

Good call backing up the clove hitch with that half hitch

 

[Travor]

What?!

There is so much to say about your trial. I don’t have time now to write so I’ll come back after others have commented

Lol ok

 

[climbstihl]

As I commented on the video, I only would've done it with two safety to prevent that swing with the knife in the hand.
Other than that, great test, the results were what I was expecting, although I still panick if I see a tiny little nick in my rope...

 

[Brocky]

Yikes! Not your test, but the carabiner opened going over the branch.

 

[SeanRuel]

I'd probably have used a riggers knife, no pointy bits.

 

[Travor]

I'd probably have used a riggers knife, no pointy bits.

Good idea. or I was thinking about a razor blade box opener the kind where I could let go of and it closes with spring.

 

[Travor]

As I commented on the video, I only would've done it with two safety to prevent that swing with the knife in the hand.
Other than that, great test, the results were what I was expecting, although I still panick if I see a tiny little nick in my rope...

I think we all panic a little bit when we see a tiny Nick but I always just relied on the. If its 7000 lb mbs divided by 24 strands..two strands it's still 600lbs ..( idk if mbs is the right term)

 

[Travor]

Yikes! Not your test, but the carabiner opened going over the branch.
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I knowwww that was crazy . I've actually never even had that happen at work

 

[Winchman]

That would have been a lot easier to watch if you had been two feet off the ground, and the demo would have been just as informative.

I don't worry much about the rope breaking on my 3:1, but having a damaged area get jammed in the ZZ or a pulley is a real concern.

 

[Anawan]

How crazy does an experiment have to be for you to buckle your helmet to your head? I guess this didn’t rise to that level?

 

[Reach]

Yikes! Not your test, but the carabiner opened going over the branch.
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Is that one of those new quad-locking biners?

 

[Travor]

That would have been a lot easier to watch if you had been two feet off the ground, and the demo would have been just as informative.

I don't worry much about the rope breaking on my 3:1, but having a damaged area get jammed in the ZZ or a pulley is a real concern.

Doing it two feet of the ground wouldn't of been as fun for me .

 

[Tuebor]

Why is it not possible to fall without making a sound? Even if you know it's coming, you still have to at least grunt.

 

[rico]

Yikes! Not your test, but the carabiner opened going over the branch.
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How did you even notice that open carabiner, because all I can see is that HUGE orange appendage Travor is sportin'... Dudes packing some serious heat....



We all know that Travor is a fantastic tree-man, but I'm starting to think he might have missed his true calling....

 

[Bucknut]

We all know climb lines are strong but it’s still amazing to see you hang and even bounce on such a tiny bit of rope. Looked like you were bouncing on a shoestring (or less).

Thanks for the lesson Travor! Now we all know that even if our climb line is sliced 75% through, we’re all good and have nothing to worry about!

 

[oldoakman]

Interesting test. Kevin Bingham did drop testing on the rope wrench a number of years ago that should be looked at also.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Morgan Thompson did the same using a huge rock to test the Unicender