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  1. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    MB- that was beddes. I think he footlocked 1,000ft? love nick
  2. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    Thanks guys. I wanna build up my stamina and endurance to where I can do 1,000 ft non stop. But that still involves 50ft of rope. I wonder if I could do it with a round sling with a pinto pulley spliced into it and a long throwline permanently attached to it just for setup and retrieval...
  3. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    Then that's ANOTHER rope I gotta haul out. I think this whole setup could be super streamlined to fit in a tiny bag. For what it's worth, I think if you let go of the rope, there's enough friction in the rappel rack that you'd get lowered at a non-injurious speed. I THINK...
  4. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    I'm working on it! Dang...you guys with your expectations! I've been experimenting with a long smoothly tapered end-to-end splice that can be made a 100ft loop....but Kernmaster doesn't want this to happen, so it's gonna take some...rule breaking! (which I don't mind doing) One part that I...
  5. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    Mb you're right. I went to the park thinking I'd do the 300' hank 3-4 times. Aiming for 1,000 ft. I tuckered myself out after the first hank! I'll get back up there. Karina got really good at paying out the rope to match my pace. I think she was intentionally letting it out faster to make me...
  6. NickfromWI

    Rope Treadmill

    Wife and I set this up so I could practice long ascents on a 40ft TIP. It's a RING/ring friction saver at the top, base anchor with a rappel rack and 300ft of Kernmaster. Easy to set up! http://youtu.be/e9JWlDR8ul8 love nick <iframe width="560" height="315"...
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