Schemeecho
Well-Known Member
I have recently been diagnosed with a connective tissue disease. Just think of arthritis flaring up when your joints are stretched and a pain level of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
I'm currently trying out the one stick method, which I like. However, I haven't gotten up the nerve to rappel back down. So I am one sticking back down which takes FOREVER and I find I am using my arms more on the way down then I do going up. Needless to say after climbing down I hurt so bad. So, I decided to make Three short climbing sticks and use a removable three step aider. Thinking that it would be easier on me to just hang the sticks and climb. Wow I was wrong. It was much harder on my elbows because I seem to have a death grip on the tree as I was moving my linemans belt up the tree and pulling myself up to the next step. Is there anything I can do to help myself out and make the climb easier? I also like using a three step aider and my short DIY one stick. I only want to get around the 20 feet mark when at hunting height. I have no issues with one sticking up. But my aider design seems a little flawed almost like Im on the balls of my feet when climbing and I would prefer for it to be in the arch of my foot or in the groove of my boot by the heel. I'm all about saving money and making it if I can. Should I just put on my big boy pants and learn to rappel down?
I'm currently trying out the one stick method, which I like. However, I haven't gotten up the nerve to rappel back down. So I am one sticking back down which takes FOREVER and I find I am using my arms more on the way down then I do going up. Needless to say after climbing down I hurt so bad. So, I decided to make Three short climbing sticks and use a removable three step aider. Thinking that it would be easier on me to just hang the sticks and climb. Wow I was wrong. It was much harder on my elbows because I seem to have a death grip on the tree as I was moving my linemans belt up the tree and pulling myself up to the next step. Is there anything I can do to help myself out and make the climb easier? I also like using a three step aider and my short DIY one stick. I only want to get around the 20 feet mark when at hunting height. I have no issues with one sticking up. But my aider design seems a little flawed almost like Im on the balls of my feet when climbing and I would prefer for it to be in the arch of my foot or in the groove of my boot by the heel. I'm all about saving money and making it if I can. Should I just put on my big boy pants and learn to rappel down?