frog walker with rope wrench

[jeff_r]

I'm having a hard time figuring it out. . I guess this is the creator showing how its done but what is going on with the lanyard here? A more detailed picture of similar or other working systems would be helpfull. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XD6rGpAY8Y

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

Just get a little shockcord around your neck with a small keychain biner.

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

Hes using the lanyard tp advance the system up the rope.

 

[treesurfin]

Try using a push bike inner tube around your shoulders with a small wire gate biner, remember to cut off the valve...lol

 

[peteyt]

you can also run a cord from the back of the saddle over your shoulder with a mini biner on the end.

try clipping the mini-biner onto the wrench tether instead of the pulley - it lifts the pulley and the RW at the same time.

 

[jeff_r]

thank you fellas - makes sense. More practice for me - how about a dead arbutus over the service wires, in the rain, on a holiday monday? Oh yeah. . .

 

[GibsonTreeCare]

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you can also run a cord from the back of the saddle over your shoulder with a mini biner on the end.

try clipping the mini-biner onto the wrench tether instead of the pulley - it lifts the pulley and the RW at the same time.

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Kevin will jump in on this too, but I'm thinking when i took a fall on the RW, it was partially because I clipped it exactly like you said, and when I tipped back a bit, it pulled the wrench out not letting it engage fully...lesson learned

 

[peteyt]

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try clipping the mini-biner onto the wrench tether instead of the pulley - it lifts the pulley and the RW at the same time.

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Kevin will jump in on this too, but I'm thinking when i took a fall on the RW, it was partially because I clipped it exactly like you said, and when I tipped back a bit, it pulled the wrench out not letting it engage fully...lesson learned

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O, fascinating - good to keep an eye on. I have been clipping into the tether on the ascent and unclipping for work, then lifting the RW into descent position.

I got the quick-release pin just a few climbs ago, so I am still adapting to that - it is a little looser on the rope than i had become accustomed to. Seems to slip down more easily, as one can't tighten it down as much.

 

[Jeremy9]

I been wearing a CMI chest harness, and clipping it into the middle hole of my hitch climber on assents.

 

[Maui Palm & Tree Care]

i just beer knotted some webbing and wear that like a chest harness. clip an accessory biner into the harness to close it in front and the top hole of you hitch climber to hold it up. there's a little bit of sit back but not alot if you slide your hitch up with your hand before taking a break and sitting into your harness.