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  1. gf beranek

    The question a dilettante ...

    Like B says. Try and try again...
  2. gf beranek

    The question a dilettante ...

    You can only do so much from the ground. Shoot for the best limb you can and cross you fingers you get it. When setting lines at those heights binoculars are a wise thing to have in your kit, because the way it appears from the ground, by eye alone, is not always the way it is once you get up...
  3. gf beranek

    The question a dilettante ...

    Some of my rec-climbs I'd preset a throw-line in the tree and then come back later (a week sometimes) and then pull a climb-line through and do the climb. Some of the first pitches were 175 to 200 feet. Properly managing those long lines is not a skill for the amateur. A couple of times...
  4. gf beranek

    The question a dilettante ...

    Yeah twist in the line does present a problem at times.
  5. gf beranek

    The question a dilettante ...

    They work quite well actually. Line tangles during the toss are practically eliminated. Though there is some trade in winding the line over flaking it into a cube. All in all a darn good idea.
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