ITCC Rope Wrench Submission

This song kinda sums it up.
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Warning may be offensive to some individuals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYL5H46QnQ&feature=fvwrel
 
On the bright side, at the BCTCC this year there was a fellow who was climbing on the RW for the work climb, and got it ok'd for aerial rescue, just chose a different tack. Liability issues really cause us to dot our i's and cross our t's. Which may or may not be a bad thing. In the short term its frustrating and causes emotional responses to issues which are simply black and white to the regulatory committee. In the long run, it causes Kevin to research, and present an airtight case for its use in comps...which strengthens the technique. Silver lining, I suppose.

Good luck next year, Kevin.
 
The emotions that spring to mind: disappointed,respect and inspired
Disappointed at the powers that be for really dropping the ball on allowing some real innovative techniques
Respect to Kevin for the composure he shows, the work he has put into this, and the flat out awesomeness of the RW
Inspired to keep on plugging on whatever walls get put in your face. Inspired to have more local events that us climbers can share innovative techniques amongst us climbers. Like the original Jamboree was about.
 
Man it was just painful to watch the guys double rope the masters climb knowing they could have just single roped it and be done with it.

The only way I could have finished that climb in 25 min is with the rope wrench SRT. My 5th or 6th try of course
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i had the same feeling watching the masters. always easier watched than climbed though. I just couldn't help seeing all the unused redirects over the plumb bob station.

Although I do think that it is important to note that THE SINGING TREE ROPE WRENCH WAS USED IN THE 2012 ITCC in the Ariel rescue by one Cormac Nagan of the Southern chapter. Although I did not see the climb, it was submitted and approved to be used as a ddrt device to add friction into a pick-off style rescue system. So that is a break through I suppose. The Rope Wrench was allowed at the ITCC at least in a somewhat limited capacity. Real props to Cormac for putting it out there like that.
 
Oh not being critical of those guys at all! Awesome climbing all the way around. Easy to comment while watching from the ground. Not the way i would have aproached the tree. Not sure all of those guys would have climbed it that way if they had other options.
 
Jimmy it's no fun when you delete those.
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Kevin, I didn't know that it was used in the A.R., that's good to hear, baby steps right. Nice job Cormac! I didn't get to watch him either, just Taylor Hamel, actually got it on video. Yeah it was crazy, he was so safe the dummy just came to life there at the end.
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So if the wrench was allowed do you think the turnout would have been different?
 
I would not have made it to the masters with a wrench, not tot tangling my throwline like i did. Someone else may have, i cant imagine not using it for that masters tree. Who knows?
 
Just seen this thread for the first time.

My question is this, are there any Europeans on the ITCC committee? the reason I ask this as some of the language being used by the committee sounds like something that would come out of the European Parliament - bureaucratic and restrictive in tone.

My advice to all Americans and this is speaking as a European, get rid of any Europeans (if there are any?) out of the committee and replace them with Americans before your competitions (which were invented in America by the way as you all know) become sterile, boring, conformist and ultimately events where individual creativity is frowned upon as being unsafe or incorrect.

The ropewrench is the best innovation in treework since someone decided to attach a micro pulley under their hitch to tend slack and fair lead.

The ITCC should be encouraging this kind of innovation not stifling it.
 
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Interesting insight

ITCC technical committee

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Interesting list of names.

Grant Cody and Joe Harris?

these guys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1SAkP0wx0

so the ropewrench is unsafe is it?

how about a shackle travelling at high speed towards assembled members of a rigging workshop? what does the ITCC committee say about that?

If your not careful the original concept of the Jamboree will get mired in bureaucracy, hypocrisy (it would seem) and red tape.

The main goal of the original ISA Jamboree was to demonstrate skills with safety being an essential component.

From what I can see Kevin Bingham demonstrated that safety was indeed an essential component of his climbing system.

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Just seen this thread for the first time.

My question is this, are there any Europeans on the ITCC committee? the reason I ask this as some of the language being used by the committee sounds like something that would come out of the European Parliament - bureaucratic and restrictive in tone.

My advice to all Americans and this is speaking as a European, get rid of any Europeans (if there are any?) out of the committee and replace them with Americans before your competitions (which were invented in America by the way as you all know) become sterile, boring, conformist and ultimately events where individual creativity is frowned upon as being unsafe or incorrect.

The ropewrench is the best innovation in treework since someone decided to attach a micro pulley under their hitch to tend slack and fair lead.

The ITCC should be encouraging this kind of innovation not stifling it.

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Hear hear.


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The days of the Jamboree are forgotten. A generation or two of climbers has grown up during the era of the ITCC only.

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I agree completely Tom...it's not the same at all.
 
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