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Originally Posted by jim1nz Is it ergonomic for a climber to be working all day on a SRT system? |
It's really not all that different. If the friction device does what it does well, you may find certain advantages.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz How can you advance on it effeciently and effectively? |
Vertical advancement, I still must suggest the tool specifically designed for vertical advancement up a rope,
the ascender.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz What if you dont know how to footlock? |
I would have to question what the climber is currently doing. Whatever it is, that too, will work. Footlocking is quite efficient, though.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz What about the small position adjustments? |
Up or down? Down, that is what the descent device specializes in. Even the tiniest of downward adjustments, no problem. Upward?, climb up the tree, pull slack, drop it back into soft or hard lock. If you are hanging free on rope, and need to go back up, generally speaking, this would be a rare ocurrance, but a basic technique every climber should know is a midline switchover, descender back to ascender (ask a caver). This is especially important if ever there were an on-rope, mid-air hanging rescue. I have practiced this, but have never actually needed to use it. I have been on ascent and needed to come back down for something, a mere handful of times, but its just a technique, something that one should pick up as you go along in case you would ever need it.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz What about redirecting??? You cant even retreve a natural crotch redirect because you dont have a running system. |
True. I use sling redirects and leave the original where it is. Clean your route on your way out.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz Safety aspects - loading on the anchor points, rescues... |
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Originally Posted by jim1nz You have to throw ball your final roping point from the ground! You cant change it with out ground assistance or by pulling your rope all the way throught the fork that was origionally used when your at the top of the tree then back over the final branch required. |
Details, more specific to SRT, and this is not really about SRT. It's more about getting to the top, removing ascenders, popping on a device and going to work.
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Originally Posted by jim1nz Thoughts? Sorry to be negative but we souuld bet it all out there.  |
More questions are welcomed!