OSHA hasn't adopted Z133, nor do they enforce it. There was a push from TCIA earlier this year for OSHA to create their own standard. No one I know wants that.
Yep. Most common efficient way is just a short alpine butterfly connected to your mechanical (SRS). I keep it above my lanyard. I prefer this over anything else. I can bail out of a spar on a moments notice.
Correct, but in the real world there is more to worry about than OSHA regs. ANSI would probably carry more weight than OSHA in a civil court, as it is more comprehensive. My state’s recently revised OSHA rules still talk about which Manila rope is best to use?
Damn dude. Glad you’re (mostly) okay. Take care of yourself!
My father in law was an arborist in the 70s. He told me he once descended on Manila too quickly, after pruning an eastern white pine .
I watched a YT video yesterday about prusiking to ascend/descend, and the instructor mentioned this was a possibility depending on your materials and system. Holy crap, didn’t even think much of it while I was watching but it’s wild to read a real example of it.
Once you reach the ground after bombing out, you need to pull rope through the device, or hitch until things cool down.
And then change your under wear.
I'm can only hope he's trying to be funny and not serious. Also hope those are hog rubbed trees that he's climbing and not dead ones.
I am at a loss for words. Free climbing on gaffs with a giant hunk of metal on your back? And suggesting that it's safe, to people who don't know any better? Wow.
I can't believe these people are bold enough to put these videos out for liability reasons. The guy is an obvious moron and some poor sap may try to emulate that one day and kill himself
unfortunately he is probably serious. Down here i know a ton of guys who use spurs or climb with other methods and never wear any sort of harness what so ever and every single year LDWF or the local news has a story about a hunter that fell from their stand and had to be airlifted out or didnt make it...we had several last year on multiple WMAs..
Did you read the comments? He kept responding to criticisms with some variation of "it's safer than it looks" or "I feel totally safe". I mean, I'm a free speech absolutist, so I don't want him taken down or anything... but I'm absolutely free to suggest that if he isn't a moron he's the worst kind of malignant troll. To think we're arguing over leg straps a few clicks away, and we've got this going on over here...
Wow....no words.
