how do you set this up?

I can't remember where I got that rope, I believe it was given to me at the Redwood Climb 4 years ago. You guys are not the first to point out the name could be wrong. I'll stand corrected. Regardless of the name though it does run through the Pantines easy, which makes getting off the ground by yourself almost painless.

thanks
 
I think you're on target, Kevin. The color scheme is about right and the rope is smaller in diameter than most your standard climbing lines. And too, Tachyon wasn't even around 4 years ago. I might have high-jacked someones climbing line at a meet and didn't know it.
 
This is a technique I've been using for a year or so, not as nifty as Gerry's DRT rope walker but it's an effective technique to lock the tail with both feet using a Pantin and a single loop footlock on the other foot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEF2D6Ywt8

The Pantin foot moves up first, then the foot with the loop footlock moves up next to the Pantin foot, then you stand on the tail with both feet together.

The video is assembled from a few different climbs to try and show the technique as clearly as possible with what I've got already shot. The motion on the single loop footlock is very similar to climbing on a Pantin, tip the foot down locks the rope, tip the foot up when you move your foot upward and the tail self tends through. Cool thing is you can put you foot right next to your Pantin foot for balanced loading when you stand on the tail. I also use this technique for leg power on a minimal SRT system.

Note the rope I'm using, coincidence? Tachyon is great rope.
-moss
 
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That'll work. Was there someone pulling the rope to get you started. Or was the weight of the rope enough to slip around your left foot?

Tachyon it is.

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To start from the ground solo I hand tend the rope through the Pantin for the first couple of pulls, after that it starts to self tend. Once the Pantin self tends I add the single loop footlock, it requires a flip of the foot to self tend for a couple of pulls, then the whole thing is self tending by the time you're 6-8 feet or so off the ground. Using a rope like Tachyon makes a difference in how quickly the system self tends.

I'm looking forward to trying your excellent rope walker setup.
-moss
 
Whoa, you guys just opened my eyes. I have been interested in the SRT techniques for awile, but havnt gotten into it.
I just bought a pantin and it has changed my entire climbing style, but i feel like one leg is just getting way stronger... I really like the drt moves that both Ger and Moss just showed. You guys are awesome and i am so glad that I signed onto treebuzz today to check out this thread. I like simplicity, but i am also very interested in efficiency...
Tom, you mentioned using gerrys system with only one pantin, and setting up the other foot with some sort of hitch? Could you elaborate on that thought a bit?
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All of the rope ascending tools can be replace with hitches like Jerry said too.

If I had to make up a double rope walker without mechanicals I would tie a hitch at knee height or so then clip a snap under it with a bungee cord attached like in Jerry's setup. The snap acts as a slack tender just like in a closed DdRT or traditional climbing system.

Since the foot ascenders are NOT life support the assembly can be made from just about any materials at hand.

There are rope tools that work better than others and have become favorites. ONe important thing to remember is that all of the rope ascent systems were dialed in by cavers in the mid-sixties. The only thing that has changed is the components. If you read ON ROPE, which should be required reading for anyone who makes a living on a rope, you'll see how foot ascenders were made using a foot stirrup and Gibb's shell ascender. In my system, the Pantin is tops as a foot ascender!
 
Just so happens, Tom, my first foot ascender was a Gib's and ankle strap I sewed myself. Back in the 80's,,, the day. Actually shown to me by Peter Jenkins during his visit in 86. The Gib's foot ascender prove to be so cumbersome, flip-floppy and inefficient that I abandoned it and went to the frog system. At the time not realizing the potential of the walker system.

Boy how things change.
 
Funny you should say that Jerry.

When I attended my first TCC I was sitting in the shade with some buddies when a guy strolls by with his wife, little girl and boy...with a handsewn Gibbs foot ascender. He was on his way to the Work Climb so I followed over to watch his climb. After ward I introduced myself and we chatted about the foot ascender. That was my first meeting with Jeff Jepson! I was to find out later that he and I were in the same gymnasium about 7-8 times competing against each other in gymnastics. Pretty cool!
 
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Gerald.... Did you make that ankle sling for you left foot or buy it somewhere?

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Early on I started hand sewing a lot of my web gear, then tried buying it from suppliers, and then finally bought a sewing machine and started making my own ankle straps, chest harnesses, runners,, and assorted web gear.

Sewing your own really makes for better fit, form and function.
 
are there special ways to sew webbing so it holds more? and if so how do i learn to do this?
 
Any sewing machine that can zig-zag a tack stitch, sometimes called a Bar-tack, or satin stitch can meet strength requirements for nylon loop runners. And likewise many other forms of web gear. Most web gear for climbing is pretty lightweight and easily stitched. Rigging is another thing.
 
no sewing machine available. Anyone know a supplier that carries such an ankle strap. I was thinking about making one out of rope but I think webbing would dissipate the load better and be a little more comfy.
 
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