I've been squirreling away a bit of cash for a while, so I bought a safeguard from DanO at www.doublesteps.com (shameless, but I don't apologise). First off love the safeguard so far, the more I use it the more familiar I become.
While at the store I picked up a length of Mason twine for a throw line, and 50ft of paracord to give SRT a try, if nothing else but a quick spot to shoot saddle at height in my back yard.
Boy I got respect for those guys out there climbing this method and drt. Really a workout. I tied off a piece of webbing for a shorter bridge, which significantly helps.
It feels good, occasionally hard to balance on the foot loop, as I haven't really figured the proper method. I sold my duck and my hand ascender comes next week, so I'm using my autoblock which can be a bit of a struggle sometimes. I thought that between the safeguard and my autoblock I wouldn't really need a Kong for 1 sticking, and have the option of bringing with a hand ascender for occasional SRT climbs.
I still plan to one stick up next year but plan to leave paracord in a tree or two for future options, especially way back where I might not want to carry a stick.
A slick little method to have in the toolbox, and I think worth adding
While at the store I picked up a length of Mason twine for a throw line, and 50ft of paracord to give SRT a try, if nothing else but a quick spot to shoot saddle at height in my back yard.
Boy I got respect for those guys out there climbing this method and drt. Really a workout. I tied off a piece of webbing for a shorter bridge, which significantly helps.
It feels good, occasionally hard to balance on the foot loop, as I haven't really figured the proper method. I sold my duck and my hand ascender comes next week, so I'm using my autoblock which can be a bit of a struggle sometimes. I thought that between the safeguard and my autoblock I wouldn't really need a Kong for 1 sticking, and have the option of bringing with a hand ascender for occasional SRT climbs.
I still plan to one stick up next year but plan to leave paracord in a tree or two for future options, especially way back where I might not want to carry a stick.
A slick little method to have in the toolbox, and I think worth adding