Climbing - Grapple

[rskybiz]

No idea never been on one, rope runner either for that matter. Been around both and have had the opportunity just love what I climb on so no need.

 

[Limbrat]

Here's mine

Nah, I'm with Joel. If you have ground help that is. I don't like 'em just holding my climbing line though, tie it off real good, just in case. Those big swings hurt don't they Jay? I am curious about your ebay grapple though Mistahbenn, looks pretty solid.

 

[Bodean]

I got one from like new tribe for 30 bones....think it's called a grapnel.

 

[Tuebor]

Yella

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1849

 

[mistahbenn]

Sean that is for throwline grappling, not human.....

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Right. It's what Tuebor and Deva are on about. People use them to set a line into a neighboring tree for transfers. I think that the Ascending The Giants guys did a long traverse across a bunch of oaks, like measures in fractions of a mile or something, maybe 1/4 mile or something, using traversing tricks for rope setting rather than the type of grappling hook most are talking about.

 

[climbernz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ias9ZRNtSjQ
Heres a video i made about a year ago using the epple hook , its always on my harness as it just makes life so much easier, plenty of applications also , not just traversing

 

[mistahbenn]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ais270gRQL8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ias9ZRNtSjQ
Heres a video i made about a year ago using the epple hook , its always on my harness as it just makes life so much easier, plenty of applications also , not just traversing

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ias9ZRNtSjQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[lonniels]

I use a hook that BIGTWIG made for me, it is a simple J style. The advantage of the j style is that you can twist the rope to make it spin to either catch or release a limb.

 

[Tuebor]

Similar to the New Tribe Yella:

http://shop.freeworker.com/ftc-grappin-hook.html

Principal is the same:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBu6jIYDiaU

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Similar to the New Tribe Yella:

http://shop.freeworker.com/ftc-grappin-hook.html

Principal is the same:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBu6jIYDiaU

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gBu6jIYDiaU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[stig]

I bought the New tribe brapnel when I went to climb Sequoias second time.
I must say it was a big help in those fat trees. Didn't use it to transfer from tree to tree but sometimes the next branch on a giant Sequoia can be quite a distance sideways from the one, you're perched on.

 

[ch74]

That's kinda cool.