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Old 20th April 2008, 04:54 PM   #52 (permalink)
newguy18
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Default Re: Aerial's Climbing Thread

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Right, I figured that out on my first descent, but see, I'm into tree climbing for sport just now and I want to be able to make exhilarating descents.

Why do you say that you might as well advance a Blakes Hitch by hand? My tending pulley worked great on it.

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Off topic newguy, but I noticed you are in Live Oak. Many, many, years ago I was in Live Oak and the locals took me to a spring that came up out of the ground into a beautiful sink hole, then flowed in a stream just a few meters before it disappeared back into the ground.

Do you know of this place?
The blakes ascends okay but its just as quick if not quicker by hand.I can bodythrust from ground to 50'[line preset of course]with a tautline hitch in 5 minutes.Yes i know right where that place is,its about 30 minutes from me.I almost drowned there.[i know i'm a loser,can't swim].
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