You have had some good mentors Evan. Several of the people in this forum are mine BTW. Some I have met personally. Some not.
I can say that I have learned a lot from the halls of this forum. I remember a couple of members critiquing me in PM. I told them I appreciated their input and did not...
GRCS just to raise or tension the line is awesome.. I have done what Stig pictured with two slings and a couple biners, no pulleys if need be. Tie a tag line for the climber to have control of the system to the butt of the pick or the biner nearest the butt. Works awesome. MA is all you need to...
This works very well, especially over a roof line. Add a tagline for the climber to control the speed and retrieve gesr, it works in real tight spaces.
And then of course.. cut smaller if need be for either the higher tie in on smaller leaders (weight and shock) or for clearance. Pretty amazing what you can lift with a 4-1
See if I can draw a picture later today for ya. Looked like you TIP for your zip line was too low.. higher in the tree would have served you better. No redirect in the tree.. just slack enough to link to your piece being cut. Tension is added as you cut with a 4 or 5:1 rig... It will literally...
Next time you have a tree of that height, just set your anchor higher in the tree for your speedline.. Then add a redirect to the base of another tree.. then add a z rig after the redirect.. You can then cut and raise the pick to travel with a better pitch than your cutting height. Just a...
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