This is the Akimbo

For the RADS, hang a long footloop off the ascender, you essentially climb 1:1, except your right arm is pulling 3:1, not a bad way to climb but doesn't compare to current techniques. The RADS as you configured it is excellent for coming back from a deep limbwalk.
-AJ
 
Geez, I'm running out of patience for the Akimbo to be on the market. Every video I watch just makes me want one even more! I'm boycotting the videos until I see one of you guys bragging about using it! They look like a great, well planned mechanical device. AJ probably already has one, but he's bogarting it!
 
Almost worth a trip to visit my sister in Riegelsville PA just to meet you at Washington's Crossing some Sunday morning.

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arjardines said:
Is there new news about akimbo?

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Hey, arjardines! Welcome to the TreeBuzz forum! You are the first member of this forum that I have ever noticed that comes from Argentina, which is really cool. I love the fact that there are climbers from all over the world that share a common experience, with interesting differences for local variation in types of trees and climate.

In answer to your question, the last update that I've heard is that Jaime is hoping to be able to release the Akimbo for sale to the general public sometime in 2016, but he still has to grind through all of the preliminary contract negotiations, and possibly more break testing, I'm not sure.

If the folks he's negotiating with cannot come to a reasonable agreement with him, he may have to step back and start over with another manufacturer. This is all coming from me right now, this imperfect perception of what is going on with the Akimbo.

The other thing is, the way my life works is that everything takes at least twice as long as I think it will, and costs twice as much. It is probably no different for Jaime. I'll be really happy if we end up seeing a beautifully finished product that actually ends up making it to market some time in 2017. 2016 would be icing on the cake. First priority is to do things right, in my opinion, without regard to how long it takes. People will be trusting their lives to this device.

Tim
 
I use a HH2. I've used every hack I've been able to find with marginal success. My biggest beef is it's not quick and easy to set up and there are too many loose parts. My next biggest beef is tending the slack, sometimes the knot just doesn't break. I've used lot's of different hitches and cordage too. Lots of people seem to like it but it's not for me, I want something that's quick to attach midline and has consistent friction with no parts to drop.
 
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