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hey stig, so you used the figure 8 for descending and a prussik for ascending? i know a crazy guy, his srt system consists of a f-8 and a handascender, he does'nt believe in redundancy.

thanks for the link, burnham. interesting stuff!

i met some old conepickers, they had some wild storys. they used to only have one rope per team for rescue, they would freeclimb (with spikes) to a sturdy anchorpoint. they would tie (attachment point on the back of the harness) in with a short rope wich had a shock absorber (metal spring). than...

a friend of mine is quiete minimalistic with his oil use during picking, the pitch buildup on his gear is quite amazing!

in very pitchy trees i carry a little bottle with canola/olive oil to squirt on my rope and hitch and hands, it will cut the pitch. conepicking would be quite impossible without that.. friedrich