Everyone has their fave--footlocking, ascenders, airhumping aka bodythrusting, spurs--but what is the overall safest? Assume for each that the climber is sober and using the right equipment, knots, experience, etc.
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046 said:voted for body thrusting. but need to check out pantins...
No, I didn't vote because i don't think the poll makes much sense.begleytree said:I saw Maas looking at this thread, it had to be him that voted trampoline!!!
-Ralph
Mike Maas said:If you just lean a ladder on a spar and climb, that's dangerous because the ladder could tip off the spar, or the climber could fall off the ladder. That said I free climb ladders all the time, if the top of the ladder is wedged between branches so it can fall, otherwise I throw a rope up first then climb it.
Ladders are the entry method of my choice because 9 out 0f 10 trees I climb have canopies that start at or below 30 feet, so it's the easiest and I feel just as safe, or safer than spiking, which I can't do if it's a trim anyway.
If a ladder is going to be a problem for whatever reason, I climb a single rope with a backed up handled ascender and a foot ascender. Then abandon the SRT and climb my normal system. This has the advantage of easy access for a rescuer, should it ever be needed.
agreedOTG BOSTON said:I vote bodythrusting as being the safest because there is no need to switch over to decend. You can be tied in from groung to top and back to the ground without ever having to change hardwear or climbing systems. Now as far as the fastest..............................................
He didn't say the option had to be legal just what the safest was.begleytree said:Guy, just curious, but why is crane an option here. everyone knows it's illegal to ride the hook, thereby, crane is a moot point. you can't do it anyway.
or is this your way of finding out how many still do ride hooks?
-Ralph