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Rappelling video

Guys I will be posting a new version of where I am at now. I will be using a ISC D4 descender for both ascending(R.A.D.S.) and am still using my New Tribe basic saddle with Tengu leg straps but now have made my own version of a Preachers seat. I will be using either my strap on steps or my new XOP platform when I get it put together. If I have a tree I have never climbed I will use the above method of using a stick with etrier and rapping down and advancing up the tree. If I set my line in a tree I will ascend and set up platform /steps. Upon leaving the tree I hook retrieval line to my climbing rope rap out picking up equipment as I descend then when on ground give the retrieval line a tug and get my rope. In the previous video I was using a Trango Cinch and it worked well but I feel much safer with the D4. I have tried Guidos Web(very comfortable, Treesaddle(very good design), Treesuit(comfortable), Sit/Drag(super light but smashed my hips) but all lacked a way to ascend (not the right geometry) to use my rec tree climbing techniques so that is why I have continued to use the New Tribe saddle. With my padded adjustable preachers seat with standoff I now can spend along time in the tree comfortably.
 
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