I barely ever free climb nowa days.
Although, the other week, after trying several times to get the tag line(monkey's fist) over a branch on an 8-10m liquidambar, I got it - but out mid way on the bloody branch...! So I tied the line at the base, free climbed the tree to move the rope closer to the collar. Once I had done that I scaled back down the rope with my hands.
One of my mates in class was telling me about his crew's climber, free climbing conifers (the bushy green/birdsnest/tennis, soccer, baseball ball catch & keep kind) to set the tag line... I was like how the **** did he do that? The reply I got was that he wasn't looking at the time...
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Originally Posted by Quercus Did you know that 80 to 100 climbers die (per year) , by cutting their lanyard while removing their handsaw from the holster? |
Hmm, that is an alarming statistic Q. I've clipped the plastic coating on the snap hook on my wire core before, but that was actually on the last stroke of cutting a branch...
I like to finish the majority of my smaller collar cuts with the silky as it leaves the surface SUPER smooth.
