Rigging a 200 Foot Zipline

At least you weren't wearing a chainlink fence, that's another zipline testing story from the urban archives ;-)

Ok, ok, I wasn't wearing the fence but I lucked out and was able to kick the top of it and bounce over, not pretty. Learning the hard way, my favorite!
 
SRT makes it possible.

I often use the wrench to zip to another tree - toss the monkey fist, groundie holds or locks tail, I zip across usually slow and careful but I bet the Akimbo makes it better - nice cameo in the vid there btw
 
moss said:
At least you weren't wearing a chainlink fence, that's another zipline testing story from the urban archives ;-)

Ok, ok, I wasn't wearing the fence but I lucked out and was able to kick the top of it and bounce over, not pretty. Learning the hard way, my favorite!
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Ha! I think if you hit the fence it's called a Steve Mcqueen.
 
Raven said:
SRT makes it possible.

I often use the wrench to zip to another tree - toss the monkey fist, groundie holds or locks tail, I zip across usually slow and careful but I bet the Akimbo makes it better - nice cameo in the vid there btw
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Ya, I need a quick exit in case the trolley jammed near the top when I was still 10 feet up
 
Great info here. I never thought about the trolley getting stuck!
I have been wanting to make one that goes very fast over Water. I would like the rider to be able to put their feet on the water as if they were doing a swoop under a high performance parachute.


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ClimbMIT said:
Great info here. I never thought about the trolley getting stuck!
I have been wanting to make one that goes very fast over Water. I would like the rider to be able to put their feet on the water as if they were doing a swoop under a high performance parachute.


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Trolleys tend to jam more in Steel cable lines or if the rope is mismatched with the trolley, but sometime a stray twig from above can jam into the pulley and leave you dangling.

I have made a lot of cabled runs as well, but rope is more fun to work with and it gives you enough stretch that you usually don't have to build a brake box (long heavy wooden cube with a hole for the cable to pass through, usually tethered with bungees near the end of the run) to keep from slamming the tree at the bottom.
 
Raven said:
SRT makes it possible.

I often use the wrench to zip to another tree - toss the monkey fist, groundie holds or locks tail, I zip across usually slow and careful but I bet the Akimbo makes it better - nice cameo in the vid there btw
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I had a groundie follow me to clean out a block pulley and an x ring in two separate trees. Wanted to get him some climbing experience. He got stuck on the traverse with the rw/hitch combo. Had to manhandle his weight off the system, disengage the wrench and take it off, and then continue with just the hitch cord.
 
FreeFallin said:
Trolleys tend to jam more in Steel cable lines or if the rope is mismatched with the trolley, but sometime a stray twig from above can jam into the pulley and leave you dangling.

I have made a lot of cabled runs as well, but rope is more fun to work with and it gives you enough stretch that you usually don't have to build a brake box (long heavy wooden cube with a hole for the cable to pass through, usually tethered with bungees near the end of the run) to keep from slamming the tree at the bottom.
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What is your favorite rope to use on your zip Lines?


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chiselbit said:
I want to know what happens if someone goes into panic mode and fails to release from the zip line,,
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I practice "adventure by choice" with my zip line riders, I clip the back of the trolley to a Wichard snap release on a sling anchored back to the tree. I ask them to tell me when they're ready to go then pull the trigger when they are. I've never had anyone fail to go but some need to wait a little bit. I talk to them, it's an interesting bit of therapy for some. I don't believe in pushing people off cliffs, it's great for them to be in control and choose when to fly.
-AJ
 
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