Lanyard length

BC,

Thanks for clearing that up. I can see where you would want to create a system like yours where you could gain safety by tying in to a strong spot and then limit your exposure to a large fall with a "top rope" style and get to those fragile portions of the tree. If your gathering comes and such, they don't always grow at the easiest points to get to.

I would agree with the other guys when talking about everyday treework, though. I like to tie in as high as possible and keep it simple. I see too many climbers make bigger projects out of a tree than needed- far too often.
 
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This is the 11mm Jane lanyard with an aluminum hook from Petzl. It runs thru a Grillon to adjust the length. I was using a 25' Fly lanyard with the hook spliced into the end, until I accidently nicked it with a chainsaw. Good thing ANSI says use two lines when operating the saw.

This Jane used to be offered in a 5 meter length, but their website only lists 2 and 3 meter versions. Is the 5m still out there?

The Grillon does not feed line out as efficiently as a microjuster. With the weight of a long flipline, it is rather slow to extend, and takes quite a bit of effort to run it thru the bobbin. Especially when the line is wet.

A friend who does tower construction notched his Grillon housing with a hacksaw to free up the action a bit. Do you suppose this might void the mfr's warrantee?

Arboreally yours,

Ox
 
yeah that probobaly would void the warantee. I'm not sure if that would pass inspections at itcc, or by any other governing body. But yeah, I have the 5m. version, i purchased it from sherill about a year ago, though i wish it was only about 12 feet.
 
You must be in a very different business, very interesting collecting cones. Do people really do this? I occasionally have to get up there to collect Hedge apples. You know to throw at the newbies. I'd just pick them up off of the ground, but hey, whatever. :) I can't imagine standing on a 1" dia. piece of conifer, that stuff is pretty brittle.
 
TreeJunkie--Yes, Brandon, people really do pick cones. I work for the USFS, and reforestation is one of the things I do. Replanting timber harvest areas requires seedlings...to get those you need seed...I guess you can see where this is going :). Douglas fir, pine, red cedar, hemlock cones have to be harvested in the tree because they shed their seed before falling to the ground, while true fir cones crumble apart in the tree to release the winged seed. The thing one has to realize about working in that part of the tree is that I have to expect and plan for those those little limbs or stem breaking, and arrange my self-belay system to allow for a failure without that resulting in my demise. All at heights that a Kansas climber would never see...up to 200'. So the challenges are at least as much mental as physical. Of course, that is the same for all of us who climb. There must be a word for this kind of controlled craziness...
 
Very interesting..Thanks, It just sounds a little funny to a residential arborist like myself. Yeah I don't get to get up there around 200', 150' maybe on my subs out to the east coast. Thanks for the clarification.
 
OX,
I also use a grillon i'm thinking of replacing the lanyard i have w/ it currently w/ a custom length replacement. They do not sell the size I would like. So 11m.m. is the proper size rope for the grillon? Do you know if it will work w/ other diameter rope?
 
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