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I hardly ever use this technique, but it's good to know... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hm0CFGrUPSo" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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I do still like the vertical speedline though...

On second thought, no, a vertical speedline would not have worked in this scenario, at least not any better than negative rigging. I was using multiple rings to spread the load over the entire leader, which was on a good lean, fishing pole style. With a vertical speedline I would just have a...

I actually hadn't considered the vertical speed line before in a situation like that. The arm I was on in this video was at least 30 degrees from vertical. But yes, a vertical speed line would have worked for that wood. My problem with the technique is the hardware on the piece (whether it's a...

Overhead stem was very far away, rigging off it would mean a big swing toward the house. Camera doesn't do it justice, that Cottonwood was monstrous. Base of the tree was on a hill, can't tell from the video. Chunking pieces down would have had them bouncing off the hill and smashing the fence...

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Sean, this setup for the Maasdam is from a YouTube video I made a while back. I rig it with a 25 ft long 3-strand rope that stays on the puller, then join it to the pull line with an eye to eye. Exactly the same as a 5 to 1. Just the way I prefer to set it up. Yes, you could use the Maasdam with...

Hi Robert, couple changes I would make. First, yes, steel biners for rigging. Second, and more importantly, I would have taken the pull line through the redirect block, and then joined onto it with the Maasdam rope. If you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed more pull, but the...

Check out my latest video: Rope Walking 101. I had fun with this one! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qGkuQof9Yu4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

This is not a quickie, although it is nearly identical. This shackle is longer. The quickie wasn't quite long enough to work with the HH2. Quickies are awesome and bomb proof, lots of climbers use them for canopy anchors, in the same way that you would use a delta screw link. I can't wait for my...

It is definitely with Paul's blessing. Richard is running a legit operation. I ordered mine a couple of days ago, can't wait. It is all aluminum, and it finally fixes the biner cross-loading issues of the original design. Love the Hitch Hiker!

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Thanks Eric, that was a lot of fun doing that. I'm working on the next one! Patrick

Good eye Rich. I had encoded it as a variable bit-rate file and apparently certain podcast apps were not playing it back properly. I just re-uploaded a new copy and it seems to work fine now. You will just have to delete the copy that you already have and redownload it, and it should work. I'm...

Tune in to the newest episode of the Educated Climber Podcast to hear "Origin Stories: The Rope Wrench" with Kevin Bingham. This is the behind-the-scenes story of the development of the Rope Wrench, from the godfather of SRT himself, Mr. Kevin Bingham. From the initial idea that led to the F8...

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