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Gerry, it was probably all the curse words coming out of the woods that kept the temperature up out there!!!

They did not mention the stopper knot at the Davey Climbing Classes in1967. Just suggested that you set the knot after each move in the tree. Also left a long tail. I did use the stopper in the end of my pigtail occasionally in later years. It was the friction knot that would untie itself if...

The tautline would creep if you worked very long without a load on it. It would loosen up and then when you loaded it, it would "unroll" a little bit. IF you did this enough without tightening it, it could slide off the end of your tail and "oops".

Jerry and I were on the same wavelength evidently. I stuck with the taut line for many years partly because it could be tied with one hand behind your back if you got in a particularly weird situation. I did generally use it with one loop on top as it did not tighten up so bad if I hung my...