New Ascender from Reg Coates

Interesting, I only tried the pre production model and preferred my bdb. Never tried a real deal rock exotica version since I heard some bad reviews. Different strokes I guess
 
I feel comments and opinions should be tempered because it takes a lot of effort to do the initial concept and then refine it to one's best judgement. Imagine if the comments were about your efforts and how you'd receive them. I figure Reg's device won't be magic but will be a solid example of a solution. Odds are it's actually new and not a tweak of someone else's design (purely speculation by me). I look forward to seeing it from and engineering and design perspective. I built two relatively unique devices that never made the grade in my books and sit in a box. My third effort a powered ascender actually gets used. Makes me feel a bit more, what's the phrase, good about myself. But gave me understanding and perspective. A moment of fun was speed descending on the one device, trying to achieve free fall and then power stopping - we had a veeeery solid tip :)
 
It's just the diehards that can't admit to themselves they made a mistake. Either that or they don't climb trees with pitch, and only climb during sunny days above 75 degrees. But my guess is they just made a big tado about how great they were before they found out what a flop they really were and don't want to admit they made a piss poor review and shared it with the world. They will keep coming back attempting to justify their Akimbos, but those of us who have spent time on one will see it for what it is. :)
 
chiselbit said:
I haven’t found a device yet that works with pitch.
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I agree. Zigzags are the best I've found with pitch so far. Not a good SRT device though. Chicane sucks. Better off with a DIY Rope Wrench set up on them. Something short that you operate one hand and actually play out line while on a limb. But pitch is a problem for everything I've tried. Akimbo being the worst. They're just to finicky as they are. Then throw some pitch in there and it all goes to hell. With the ZZ I can fell it as I pass over it, but it doesn't gum up the works to the point I can't continue.
I do a lot of Balsam and Spruce removals, so I'm in the pitch a lot. Look like Tar Baby at the end of the day sometimes. Keep a spray bottle of SapZapper in my shower.
 
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I flip between the Akimbo and the Runner. I would hardly describe the Akimbo as a flop. I think people are so tied up with finding THE answer. There isn't one. They are all tools and should be viewed as such. Top handled saws are a flop because you can't block down big wood with them? I had a lot of trouble with dialing in the Akimbo. I have one rope I can get it to work on and every ever adjust it. Mostly its because I suck at that, cant conceptualize the adjustment effects and counter effects, and am impatient. I like the device a lot but its not my only choice. I think calling it a flop is kinda extreme but thats me. Continue kicking the crap out of it and those who like it (aka the afraid of admitting it sucks). LOL
 
I'd agree on the pitch and with ZZ being the best with pitch. The ZZ is my absolute favorite but I don't own one anymore because I like a splice on both ends of my line and the midline thing is huge for me. Guess I could just adjust to a single splice but I don't want to.
 
ISC makes an Apex rope wrench with a swinging side plate instead of a pin removal. Only Apex I am familiar with.
Edit: There I go, typing with one finger again. Day late and a dollar short.
 
I haven't even looked at it. Guess thats why. Conceptually I think it's probably amazing but I haven't climbed on a hitch based system since between ZigZag V1 recall and V2 release. then RR, BDB, Akimbo. I've never been that guy to dial in a hitch/rope combo. I excel at mediocre.
 
I'm with Steve. Having been stuck on a rope because I couldn't free up my prusik knot caused me to look elsewhere. Found the mechanical devices and never looked back. Use prusiks for lanyards and such, but never for climbing anymore. Well, almost never. If I do it is with Tenex, which seems the most forgiving.
 
Aye guys. Understand mechanical love. Nothing wrong with that at all. I am just a rope/rope guy. Love me a hitch. Still use OG runner once in a while especially a spar of a removal. But the akimbo, was weird and finiky adjustments plus it released backwards to a runner. Apex is just such a sweet wrench, beefed up with no slicpin or pulley.
 
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