- Location
- turnersville nj
Way to go Mark congrats on your third ITTC victory!
three time champ
- Thread starter roachy
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- turnersville nj
sorry was fed some bad info but congrats to Mark on another masters finish.
- Location
- Watchung, NJ
So I guess Bernd won?
- Location
- turnersville nj
yep .something was said about a new friction saver useing a lockjack.
Here is a picture of this friction saver:
Personally, I love using a long adjustable friction saver, but can't see the advantage of the LJ part over a friction hitch.
Sergio
www.treeclimbing.it
Personally, I love using a long adjustable friction saver, but can't see the advantage of the LJ part over a friction hitch.
Sergio
www.treeclimbing.it
- Location
- turnersville nj
does anyone know does he tie in to the pulley alone?and is th lock jack just for adjustment?
- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Bt using the new device the climber's rope is supported 100% by a pulley. This makes for a smoother climb. But, it also will change the load characteristics of the climbing hitch. The same thing could be put together with a friction hitch instead of the camming piece. This is another example of how the technology of tree climbing is moving ahead.
Tom
Tom
- Location
- below I20, Georgia
Ghivelder, Do you have one of these friction savers?
If you do could you post a pic of it set up?
I have seen that pic of it before, but I don't understand how it is used.
If you do could you post a pic of it set up?
I have seen that pic of it before, but I don't understand how it is used.
- Location
- Austin, TX
NickfromWI
Participating member
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Clear as mud....except.....how do you retrieve it. what happens...what goes where?
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nick
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- Location
- Retired in Minneapolis
Two different ways to retrieve.
the working end of the climber's rope is on the left in the pic. the rope needs to have a splice or some sort of bulge [tape works ok] to catch in the long, skinny shackle. The rope is pulled up. through the big ring and it slithers out of the pulley too. then the rope is pulled out of the tree with the RG dangling from the end. This method can allos the RG to snag onthe way down or smash on the ground. Your choice if you do this.
The other method is with a throwline. Mark Bridge taught me the way he retrieves the RG. AFter tieing in, attach a trowline to the big ring and toss the line laterally through a neighboring tree. Let the throwline go to the ground. When its time to retrieve, pull the rope out. This time, the throwline will keep the RG from falling out of the tree, lower with the throwline.
Using the throwline means that there is another line in the tree to get snaggled. Part of the hassle, I feel the RG makes climbing easier so it's worth this little inconvenience.
Tom
the working end of the climber's rope is on the left in the pic. the rope needs to have a splice or some sort of bulge [tape works ok] to catch in the long, skinny shackle. The rope is pulled up. through the big ring and it slithers out of the pulley too. then the rope is pulled out of the tree with the RG dangling from the end. This method can allos the RG to snag onthe way down or smash on the ground. Your choice if you do this.
The other method is with a throwline. Mark Bridge taught me the way he retrieves the RG. AFter tieing in, attach a trowline to the big ring and toss the line laterally through a neighboring tree. Let the throwline go to the ground. When its time to retrieve, pull the rope out. This time, the throwline will keep the RG from falling out of the tree, lower with the throwline.
Using the throwline means that there is another line in the tree to get snaggled. Part of the hassle, I feel the RG makes climbing easier so it's worth this little inconvenience.
Tom
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