single rope technique

[luvmonkey666]

what do you use for descending? is it possible to use a grigri on srt?

[soortree]

@luvmonkey666

Normally I switch over to a Ddrt system when I get to the top. If I descend I will normally use a rack and on a long descent I back it up with a friction hitch. I find the grigri to be very jerky

[dimix333]

very smoothe nice job. are you using a single hand petzle ascender?

[soortree]

@dimix333

It's a CMI expedition

[Oldfrisian]

footlock is bad for the rope and is for lazybones...better use double loep 2 ropes in case you want to break your neck and just use one rope....

[joshuarugg]

footlocking is way faster and is less gear to bring up with you. plus it's easier to switch to drt when you get up there

[soortree]

@joshuarugg Correct, but you can SRT for much longer distances before getting tired

[Engineer10211]

@joshuarugg I SRT with a handled ascender and the Petzl Rig, RAD style . It's pretty fast going up - a good bit faster than the foot-lockers that I see working around town (not in competitive climbing, though) and I find that once I am up toward the top-center of the tree, I can just lose the ascender and pulley, and navigate with the Rig, all SRT. There is no way I would characterize Ddrt climbing as "way faster."

[soortree]

@lukthedrifter SRT is ascent only, two different animals

[lukthedrifter]

thats cool i would like to learn single rope technique all i know is double rope technique ,witch is eiaser in your opoinon

[petzltreeclimber]

@lukthedrifter srt is way more efficient

[TrueWren]

Would to love to hear what people think of the sequoia, im thinking of getting one of those or a tree magic

[soortree]

@TrueWren I like it for rec climbing and pruning but I dislike hanging a chainsaw from it

[erocdraHXAM]

in some days i have an sequoia srt to...

[russelltree]

Nice Job! What ascender system is this?

[soortree]

Pantin on one foot, croll at my waist and cmi expedition handled ascender with a strap to my other foot. I have since changed to an integrated croll/suspender for SRT. Check my other SRT vids, not as clear but the system is dialed in better

[CliffordKITT]

how do you like the petzl sequoia?

[soortree]

i like it for pruning and rec climbing. Don't really like hanging saws off it

[boydb56]

Nice, Willie.

[matdand420]

Good vid. I like using a double ascender with a croll and just footlock up the tree. Avoids having to carry around any gear that you use for your feet once you are in the tree. Bu hey, you say tomato and I say patato.... wait?

[keone314]

What happens if the branch breaks?

[locorogue]

climber breaks

[lrwpb]

gravity

[ohiodeerhunter21]

then your screwed...

[extremetrees]

Looks fast. Certainly beats my old prussic and footlock technique.

[rcnorris]

Are you left handed, or right handed?

[soortree]

mostly right

[rcnorris]

I've been trying to figure out which hand to by the ascender for. So if you are right handed, you use the ascender with your left hand, so need a left handed ascender?

[soortree]

actually i use both, my left hand in the ascender and my right on the top side, its quite comfortable for both hands

[rcnorris]

Thanks!  Very educational video, wish there were more like it.

[rcnorris]

What do you use to connect the CROLL to your harness, and the CMI Expedition to your harness?

[soortree]

my new harness has an integrated croll, the expedition i use a short pice of climbing line

[climberdad]

smooth my friend. I am learnt srt myself. just got a croll the other day.

low and slow for me :)

stay safe

[soortree]

thanks, low and slow is good

[3400diesel]

Can you tell me how this climbing setup is done?

[soortree]

theres 3 ascenders in the system, the top one is a cmi expedition and has a foot loop to my left foot, youll notice my left foot goes up at the same time as my hands. the middle one is a petzl croll at waist level and a petzl pantin on my right foot. the first 2 are also connected to my saddle. this is called the tree frog system. i now have a suspender with a built in croll thats much nicer. ill geta vid one of these days