Thread: The Newbs version of "Whadja do today?"

did you want to take turns telling story's carb? anyways, took down a poplar leaning over a fence a shed and a pool and one leader off a birch both with the bucket. easy peasy, good day. have a good weekend.

Originally Posted by bootboy

Just keepin it alive

Yeah, that's what I was pointing out. I actually hoped there would be more people making posts here.

Originally Posted by Youngbuck20

did you want to take turns telling story's carb? anyways, took down a poplar leaning over a fence a shed and a pool and one leader off a birch both with the bucket. easy peasy, good day. have a good weekend.

Without picks it didn't happen. Without a rope it doesn't count.

Well anyway,

I did some Ddrt climbing(on a rope).

I tied into my saddle with a double fisherman's and tied a blakes with the tail.

I didn't have a pulley to advance my knot, so I placed a klemheist on my up rope and hooked it into a biner which I place under my knot, then I used my double foot loop the same way I do when climbing SRT. That worked pretty good, it was easy to move up, and the biner advanced the knot real well.

Only thing I didn't like about it is that I wasn't getting as much return for my effort as I would have like too, but did manage to climb to around 35' or 40' that way.

All in all it didn't take that much longer to get up there, it did force me to use muscles that I don't normally use that much when climbing, but I think it's a good way to climb.

One thing I really liked about it is the fact that I feel a lot more sucure climbing on a double line, there's not any bounce like there is on a long SRT climb, plus having two lines connected to me, and knowing there is only half the force on the TIP(I usually climb SRT, which puts twice the force on the tip as DdRT) makes me feel pretty good about it.

One problem I noticed is that you have to make sure there are no branches inside your loop, else you'll have to tie in with a lanyard and move your climbing loop across the branch.

Not much trouble on a big spread out tree, but on a tree with a lot of limbs I think it would be a real PITA.

Man you really make things hard on yourself with your climbing configurations??? Have you ever climbed on a traditional drt setup, just a rope, saddle and a tautline? I have never even considered a double fishermans to tie into a saddle?
Do you climb for a living, as a side job or just for fun?

Originally Posted by Carburetorless

Without picks it didn't happen. Without a rope it doesn't count.

Well anyway,

I did some Ddrt climbing(on a rope).

I tied into my saddle with a double fisherman's and tied a blakes with the tail.

I didn't have a pulley to advance my knot, so I place a climheist on my up rope and hooked it into a biner which I place under my knot, then I used my double foot loop the same way I do when climbing SRT. That worked pretty good, it was easy to move up, and the biner advanced the knot real well.

Only thing I didn't like about it is that I wasn't getting as much return for my effort as I would have like too, but did manage to climb to around 35' or 40' that way.

All in all it didn't take that much longer to get up there, it did force me to use muscles that I don't normally use that much when climbing, but I think it's a good way to climb.

One thing I really liked about it is the fact that I feel a lot more sucure climbing on a double line, there's not any bounce like there is on a long SRT climb, plus having two lines connected to me, and knowing there is only half the force on the TIP makes me feel pretty good about it.

One problem I noticed is that you have to make sure there are no branches inside your loop, else you'll have to tie in with a lanyard and move your climbing loop across the branch.

Not much trouble on a big spread out tree, but on a tree with a lot of limbs I think it would be a real PITA.

Dude, this is why some call you 'Clueless', ug.
Do you read what you post?
Jeff

Originally Posted by Toddppm

Man you really make things hard on yourself with your climbing configurations??? Have you ever climbed on a traditional drt setup, just a rope, saddle and a tautline? I have never even considered a double fishermans to tie into a saddle?

I tried foot-locking, but that was way too much effort.

I considered using the double fisherman's and it worked just fine.

What's your problem with it?

Do you climb for a living, as a side job or just for fun?

All of the above.

####, I'll even climb for gear.

Originally Posted by jefflovstrom

Dude, this is why some call you 'Clueless', ug.
Do you read what you post?
Jeff

Yes I proof read just about everything I write.

I can't say I understand anything you say though.

Originally Posted by Carburetorless

Yes I proof read just about everything I write.

I can't say I understand anything you say though.

I am not trying to be a ####, but I think you should stay in Bootboy's thread,, I dont need no more people mad at me. I think I am pretty concise on what I say, maybe you did not go to High School, I dont know, but I would think of you as a better person if you quit acting like you know somethimg.
Jeff

Originally Posted by Carburetorless

I tried foot-locking,.

What kind of footwear were you wearing?
eff

Originally Posted by jefflovstrom

What kind of footwear were you wearing?
eff

bowling shoes... they go well on wood.

Originally Posted by Tree Pig

bowling shoes... they go well on wood.

Ha Ha,
Jeff

Originally Posted by jefflovstrom

I am not trying to be a ####, but I think you should stay in Bootboy's thread,, I dont need no more people mad at me. I think I am pretty concise on what I say, maybe you did not go to High School, I dont know, but I would think of you as a better person if you quit acting like you know somethimg.
Jeff

Your mother would be real proud of you talking that way Jeff, she always wanted a girl.

Geeeee, like I know something? What the hell does that even mean?

Originally Posted by jefflovstrom

What kind of footwear were you wearing?
eff

Shoes. lol

I tried it in some Timberlands, but they have too much heel on them so the rope wanted to slip through.

Then I tried it in some Rockies that have almost no heel at all and a real soft sole, and that worked pretty good.

I didn't have the klemheist or the biner to advance the knot on there either BTW, so I had to advance the knot by hand.

The Rockies aren't the best shoe for it I'm sure, maybe a shoe with a rough surface on top and a rough sole to grip the rope better, and with more support in it's design so that the rope doesn't squeeze your foot so much, then it would be easier to climb that way. A different rope would probably make some difference too.

Originally Posted by Tree Pig

bowling shoes... they go well on wood.

How are those bowling shoes working out there..... Tree Pig?

Carb, I think you missed Jeff's point If you hang X from a point it still wieghs x not half of x and if it is a closed DRT over a natural crotch you have the wieght of x on both sides there fore you have 2x on the TIP, I suck at math with letters but you probably can get my over complicated example, think of it as if you are rigging yourself, the TIP of your block is going to carry a load of aproxamatly 2 times the load on the line,
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Paul