 Re: conventional figure-8
Young bull,
There is NO WAY IN THE WORLD, I would even consider doing that with John in the tree, Sadly, Dad,..maybe thru frustration..even then it's no excuse not have your climber's saftey, FIRST, Talk to Dad about this and if he's not willing to realise he could have caused your death on that day..Well I would not climb for Dad again, My son is our climber and i'm watching his back all the time..your safety in the tree is your groundies first concern, He is your eyes in the back of your head,The climber and the man on the ropes literally have each others lives in each others hands. Generally the figure of 8 knot and a fishermans knot are used to attach the climbing rope to your karabiner then to the harness as it is known for reliability, with the bowline make sure you have a long tail on it for sliping to lock the as sometimes they do.
Good Luck
JayD |