SRT POLL

I'm on the SRT bandwagon.

I actually worked SRT before I knew what I was doing, utilizing experimental techniques and equipment carried over from rock climbing.

Now I'm back to it, some of the time for ascent and working. Its very useful.
 
I am about two weeks into being hooked on SRT. I had a small scare yesterday when I knocked a small 5" by ft long chunk into my anchor. No slippage just a bounce in the rope I wasn't used to feeling. I think both styles have there time and place and imagine that I will not give on up on DRT completely.
 
You can make a real poll you know...


Do you have to ask ME? hahahhaa

My SRT hook got swallowed twenty years ago! It was 'set' when I saw the Unicender six years ago.
 
high climber30

im not thinking or saying anything i just wanted to see what other climbers think about SRT. good bad ugly

P.S.
some climbers use one line all the rest NEED two
 
805,

Go to the bottom of the 'New Post' page and you'll see a box to check when you want to build a poll. Think of how you want to format the poll and then follow through.

If you want to use your original questions from this thread and make a poll I'll move the comments from this thread to the new one.

No...I'm not going to do it for you. I've never done anyone's else's homework and I wouldn't expect anyone to carry me
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SRT for ascent if it's high enough to bother with throwline and wraptor. Lovin' that. Otherwise old school of monkeyfist and airhump off of ladder. Only done SRT work/descent while Tom was teaching it to me.

Hard to unlearn 45 years of habit. Ah to be young and innocent of tautline hitch and other dinosaur traits.
 
SRT ascent/descent, DdRT for work.

I'll probably try out the Unicender pretty soon. I really WANT SRT to work for me, I really like the no rope friction part, but so far it's more work for me than DdRT.
 
I've experimented with SRT and for a month or two, I climbed SRT only, no DdRT using the Fate system. But I've gone back to DdRT for the most part, simply because that's when I feel most comfortable with. I still use SRT for ascent and sometimes will use the Fate system, but having the rope tied off at the base and running up the tree is a bit spooky for me. Only takes a ground guy a split second to nick my line and I'm done for. Same thing with me in the tree if I'm working close to terminated end. But I'm definitely not done with using the Fate system and SRT in general.
 
I was climbing DDRT only when alternate lanyard techniche was the most efficient access, now I do that SRT too. Very rare i use double line.
 
For those who are concerned about people cutting their ground-anchored climblines, what about just setting your anchor higher off the ground? If you are using a running bowline, you can probably adjust it up the trunk high enough that someone would have to be cutting right next to the tree, at head height to cut it. A high-vis climbline would make this even less likely to have happen.

If you are using a POW anchor point, choke the sling over head height.

Question about POW anchor for SRT: When the rope is tensioned by the climbers weight, then slacked if not weighting the climbline, does the POW tend to bob up and down? I imagine not.

How many incidents do people know of where a groundman cut a rigging line between the lowering device and the block/ crotch (sorry can't think of the proper rope terminology)? I am sure that there are a few.
 
Ive been ascending Srt for years works great but I still ascend ddbl rope if I feel like Its a better method for the individual tree.I try to have alot of different methods or systems for ascending and for canopy work and base it on what I feel best suits the task at hand.I try not have personal favorites or be bias but integrate the most efficient methods for the job at hand.Ive noticed watching alot of competitions or just climbers in general demonstrate there individuel methods(even with my self after the fact) and Ive noticed people trying to implement something that doesnt really work for that particular tree.Well it worked but could have been done so much easier in my eyes.I think there is a real place for working the canopy srt on some trees actually prefer it.But other trees are better suited working ddrt its nice to have options but even better when you pick the right option in your walk thru prior to ascent.Its ok to be open minded as a production climber use what works and toss the rest.
 
Jimmy has one of the biggest bags of tricks! He has the right idea...use what works for YOU!

There are more and more totally SRT climbers. All of us came from a DdRT career so we can use that if we need to of course.

There are times when I grab a Crescent wrench or Swiss Army Knife. Other times when I use an Snap On or filet knife....depends on what is the best for the situation.
 
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