Unicender setup

[treeweaver]

I have been climbing srt with a uni for over two years now and love that tool to bits. During this time I have experimented with countless ways to attach to my TM including swivel through bridge and uni attached to biner, uni connected to captive eye biner with bridge going through eye, attached via biner to a hitch climber with the pulley running along the bridge, attached to a small rigging plate with bridge through the plate. All of these ways included a dmm revolver biner hooked somewhere to help tend slack, and all had their own pros and cons. I always use my lanyard over the shoulder for vertical ascents (thanks Treebing) and never felt the need to have the uni on an adjustable tether. Recently however, inspired by Tom D, I have been climbing with the bridge going directly through the uni and that's it and although you lose certain advantages like quick disconnect it has been a huge pleasure to lose all the metal on metal slop and noise. Just curious to hear if anyone else has come to this conclusion or what set ups are popular with other unicender users.

 

[DSMc]

One of the many great things about tree work is that the challenges we face are both physical and mental. The Unicender is the perfect tool to explore and refine canopy movement.
Like you, Dorian, I have tried the Uni in as many positions and configurations as I could think of. I am quite satisfied in its function when used on a tether with a carabiner on each end. I use the Sequoia SRT with a Croll attached to the SRT point and the tethered Uni to a ring on the bridge. With this configuration the transition from a rope-walker ascent to working the tree is seamless.
I like that the Uni has good separation from the toothed Croll and Pantin and is above both. The tethered Uni advances with a movement that is similar to that of a hitch, so feels comfortable. It also minimizes complications from poor tailing when working in horizontal movement. Conversely, I find when the Uni is attached to a chest harness or lanyard, horizontal movement becomes more awkward.
My lanyard is always immediately available for use, as it should be.

Dave

 

[Kikori]

Any chance any one has a photo of this lanyard over the shoulder to unicender technique?

I think I can picture it but would like a visual confirmation.

Thanks,

Eric

 

[Tom Dunlap]

This is the rear view. The slack is taken up in the adjuster on my left hip.

This is the first palm that I've climbed in my whole life

 

[treeweaver]

Dave,
I have tried using an srt style harness but I really struggle with the suspenders and tight leg straps in our summer heat. I need to have as little as possible on me.
I found that having an adjustable tether involved too much hardware and also here in TX, 30' t 40' limbwalks on our live oaks are not uncommon, and I need to keep the uni as close to me as possible to keep releasing slack in difficult positions.
As far as the lanyard over the shoulder goes I agree with you about it not working very well on limbwalks, I only do that on vertical ascents when rope walking. I have never had much of a problem tending slack with the uni close to me when returning on limbwalks. I usually keep one hand well above it and tend slack with the other.
Tom, cant believe thats your first palm, is it at St Eds?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Dorian,

Yes, right behind the Main building near the fountain.

Uni w/ over the shoulder lanyard and srt lanyard worked in the palm

 

[JesseHuffman]

Welcome to the Palm club Tom!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Thanks Jesse!

Finally...a club that'll have me as a member that I would want to be part of!