This is the Akimbo

Koda7225 said:
You can access trees ddrt using a foot ascender and HAAS or SAKA, and make the climb with your legs, just takes twice as many steps, imo though, so far, limb walking is easier to come back in ddrt, i hate prusik hitches, love mechanical hitches but dont care for the uni much but as of yet is seems to be the best setup for srt, besides a prusick, other options that arent 12" long would be appricated....i like compactness.
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I think it helps to separate the mode, (ascent, work positioning, descent etc) and at least keep them clear when it comes to choosing tools. Maybe a tree has a lot more ascent then positioning, maybe more of the other, maybe getting down is going to be a concern. So choose the tool that suites the mode best. For SRT ascent....if that is your priority....when it comes to multicenders....the one that stays out of the way and does NOTHING may be the choice.
 
monkeylove said:
@macswan what's causing the jury to still be out on the Akimbo, I am loving it. I found a couple ropes it doesn't play well with but for me it rocks on Tachyon and most Yale 11.7's. If your using Statics then I won't be much help but I know a few guys are flying static lines.
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I don't have any yales. I tried vortex, not a lot of fun. Using tachyon and having pretty good results. I've only been using it a few days, and am still figuring it out. That's why the jury's out. The thing that I keep noticing is that it seems to heat up on descent a lot quicker than the bone or the runner. But not every time, so not sure what the deciding factor is there. Still working that out.
 
monkeylove said:
@macswan for me at 200 geared up on Tachyon I find that 5,3 works well. Looking at the latch side, CW until 5th hole up top, and then use 3rd hole at the bottom. I hated even typing that, you bunch of pervs, lol.
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Frank has it all dialed in already! For every rope he owns. The exact concentric pin placement top and bottom. Maybe I should have mugged him when I had the chance!!!! I would have needed to grab his phone though for all the "codes".
You can put me on the list of out cast children too but I will say I have held one!
 
oldoakman said:
Four. And I offered to stress test it to the max. I really think we ought to know the upper weight limits of climber it can handle.
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I am a 250# climber and it works quite well even better with a few mods that will be in the production. Mine is truly frankenparts as Jaime called it. Also as far as weight testing we exploded one with 9500 on the dyno meter when it went. I say exploded but it was far less volatile than that. As far as heavy guys go I can answer most any question so shoot them my way.
 
Magnum783 said:
I am a 250# climber and it works quite well even better with a few mods that will be in the production. Mine is truly frankenparts as Jaime called it. Also as far as weight testing we exploded one with 9500 on the dyno meter when it went. I say exploded but it was far less volatile than that. As far as heavy guys go I can answer most any question so shoot them my way.
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Mail that bad boy to me magnum. I hate waiting. My rope runner with baby bump has been treating me really good though! I'll have a rope runner 2 when they drop.
 
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