Use "This is my unqualified opinion" if you must talk about things you don't know. Preferably, Don't talk about things you don't know, as fact.
See the Dunning-Kruger effect
Use "This is my unqualified opinion" if you must talk about things you don't know. Preferably, Don't talk about things you don't know, as fact.
Assuming you have proper equipment? Guessing #2 is worse. Then again, what is your tether made of? Your bridge? How are you attaching the two?Ok so which scenario is worse? ...
1. You are standing on a stick. Only your tether is connected and you have 1' of slack in the system. The stick fails and gives way.
2. You are standing on a stick. Only your lineman belt is connected. The stick fails and gives way.
Thoughts?
Tough one, I guess I’d rather eat it w/ LB at least it’s loaded & just tugging (violently) into the tree. I’d like to not find out, but there are those herd that have......Ok so which scenario is worse? ...
1. You are standing on a stick. Only your tether is connected and you have 1' of slack in the system. The stick fails and gives way.
2. You are standing on a stick. Only your lineman belt is connected. The stick fails and gives way.
Thoughts?
Alright, who is going to volunteer to purposefully fall two different ways to tell us which one hurts worse?
(Not it!)
Tough one, I guess I’d rather eat it w/ LB at least it’s loaded & just tugging (violently) into the tree. I’d like to not find out, but there are those herd that have......
I can see your point I guess what I’m getting at is when you’re climbing with LB properly is usually loaded (except for the flip) but your scenario suggests your standing stationary at the top ( or somewhere on the stick) . At this point you should be loaded. If I take it just a bit further, mid flip while climbing it would still catch & low point before the flip would catch but be a mean fall. Now if the tree is real slick or other factors then maybe you roll the dice on a 1’ shock load........ just hope you gambled right on your setup!If you are standing on the stick and only lightly leaning back into the LB, is there any guarantee that it will catch you at all?
A 1-2' abrupt stop has to be better than an abrupt stop after 10 or 15', right?
(I don't really know, that's why I'm asking)
When i was climbing big walls it was common to use yates screamers for sketchy anchors. Maybe tethers should have something like this integrated?
The original trophyline tehtres also had an acordian sewn in set to fail at a high factor fall...I"d like to see manufactureres bring this back...
50% of the climb, you are hanging on a slackless tether and are 100% safe (in my opinion), but the other 50%, you are ascending a stick in the same manner you would if you were using 3 or 4 sticks.
My question to those who One-Stick climb:
Are you using only your tether or do you incorporate your LB as well?
Put it in the bridge loops. Then even aftermarket tethers are protected.The original trophyline tehtres also had an acordian sewn in set to fail at a high factor fall...I"d like to see manufactureres bring this back...
But then you have to retire the entire saddle if it "lets go", and people would have to stick to strict guidelines for retireing as the thread rated to go at a certain factor would deteriorate over time due to exposure to the elements. I"d rather replace a tether every 3 years(whether it went off or not) and a saddle every 10.Put it in the bridge loops. Then even aftermarket tethers are protected.