Footlocking at Work

When footlocking up, I like to make those no-brainer cuts on the way up, too. It might save me from having to come back to this same spot later, and as Bodean said, it can make me to holes in the canopy to throw potential hangers later.

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It's situational, not a 'always' or 'never' type of answer. The key is to have a big bag of tricks and know when to employ a given technique for efficiency and safety.
 
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It's situational, not a 'always' or 'never' type of answer. The key is to have a big bag of tricks and know when to employ a given technique for efficiency and safety.

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True. Was more looking for whether footlocking was part of a lot of climber's arsenal still, which it definitely appears to be.

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no doubt about it, footlocking is the easiest and simplest way to get up a tree. It is not good for your body. I can attest to the truth of that statement, but I truly doubt there will ever be a simpler or faster way to get up a tree.
 
I footlock the tradition way if i'm doing something specific, or just hitting a certain area. Otherwise i make obvious cuts on the way up, and fine tone on the way down! Works best for me, Anchor bridge system works well for this
 
I just learned to footlock and I'm glad to be leaving the ascenders on the ground now. I was skeptical until someone showed me how and I managed (with difficulty) a 70' ascent 1/2 hour after I first tried it. It seems really old school but it's super efficient to climb both sides of the rope compared to a Drt ascent. It's nice to just FL up those blank 8' sections of stem on the tail rather than messing with a foot ascender too.

I'm a convert, footlocking is cool.
 
I am suprised at how many people think footlocking is grabbing the tail of their DDrT setup with their feet.

If you have the physical capability to do it, footlocking is incredibly efficient. No harder on the body than other tree tasks.
 
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I am suprised at how many people think footlocking is grabbing the tail of their DDrT setup with their feet.


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This would probably be footlocking the tail, no?

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Pruning from the bottom up is almost a must in pin oaks here in KY. Talk about birds nests.

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I prefer to do it from the top down. That way all the hangers are unstuck once, and at the end of the day the ground guy is given a nasty wad of deadwood.
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Is that wrong?
 
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Footlock then switch to SRT. Practical and practice!

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Thats a technique I'm not used to. I'll typically footlock to access the tree then set up a DbRT once in the tree. Are you working the tree with a SRT, Pancake? Or did you mean that you footlock on a single line?
 
Bodean,

Cool shots and tree! What part of the world are you working in?

Two points, if I may? One, those boots make it a little harder to footlock in with the heel space. And two, you really need to try to keep both hands under the prusik. Otherwise you might grab it out of habit and could result in a bad fall. Hope I am not insulting you with that. It's not my intention at all.
 
I work in San Francisco, CA.

No insult taken at all, with two very good points made by you.
I usually use my Vasque sundowners for the footlocking, though They were forgotten on that day.

As far as grabbing above the prusik, Thank you, that is a bad habit for sure,
I'll pay closer attention next time.

I like the footlock, just need more practice with it.
I wanna be able to jam up a tree with little to no effort.

Thanks Again.
 
does anyone choke the rope at the TIP with a biner instead of a running bowline. There's a trick where people who footlock like Bodean is doing, but they run one side through a alpine butterfly to keep the rope together if around a large limb. Would it be cool to switch the alpine butterfly with a biner for time sake. It's way easier to take out than an Alpine BF.
 
Footlocking 50' seems like a long way for me since I was introduce to SRT. Most of the time anything above 30' Ill SRT and below footlock. I ussually ditch my SRT and tie in traditionally because I like the added insuance of having an access line already installed in the event something might happen. Im not a fan of the traditional prussik. Without any quik way to back it up it frankly scares me.
 
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