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  1. DMc

    Acceptable base tie-off for SRT

    I'm probably just wasting my breath here, but truly "zero advantage" to this system? It is simple, requires nothing more than your climbing line and some forethought. Will it work in every situation? No. But neither will half the tools you carry to the job in your truck. Jack, if all you...
  2. DMc

    Acceptable base tie-off for SRT

    Let me see if I can add some perspective. I have been a climber for 43+ years. I've been injured plenty of times while climbing and yet have never needed a ground-based rescue. How many times have you needed a ground-based rescue, Burnham, Pete, anyone? For the amount of hours we spend in a tree...
  3. DMc

    Acceptable base tie-off for SRT

    As Cary said, this is for SRT, and particularly for systems that do not require a change over for descent. Self-rescue ability should be your first choice and makes the already low likelihood of needing to be rescued even lower. I have tried in-line eights in place of the butterfly and though...
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