Rope climbing

[pantheraba]

I am not sure if this is the right forum...it is about climbing, just not the way treeguys usually do it..at least some of it.

Here is some video of some of the climbing methods a group of us practice as part of a training group. This was the end of a pretty long workout on a 95 degree, humid GA morning.

And, Nick, in case you are wondering...that is a very modern type of rope...one inch manila.

In case the embed does not work (I cannot get it to work):

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1606763838984486854&hl=en

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[squisher]

Awesome. Is that you in there the 2nd guy?

 

[pantheraba]

Awesome. Is that you in there the 2nd guy?

Yeah, but don't tell nobody....I'll get all razzed for no PPE...

 

[NickfromWI]

Gary, that inverted decent was AWESOME...but let's not kid ourselves here...you sure were breathing hard afterwards

love
nick

 

[The Branch Doctor]

That was cool dude.

 

[sotc]

that was cool gary! ninja training camp is still active i see

 

[MasterBlaster]

I used to know strippers that could do that!

 

[pantheraba]

Gary, that inverted decent was AWESOME...but let's not kid ourselves here...you sure were breathing hard afterwards

love
nick

10-4 on the breathing...the heat was killing us...or was it the practicing of breathing for the stripper show?

 

[lumberjack]

Was Alex the third climber?

 

[pantheraba]

Was Alex the third climber?

No, he wasn't there...he would have made us all look bad.

 

[lumberjack]

Ah, hair color and his T shirt made me think it was him.

 

[pantheraba]

Here is the latest climbing rope, set up at Alex's house about a week ago...it's about 20 feet to the limbs, 30 feet if you want to climb through the leaves...not doing that.

Carl, that is the limb you suggested that I "lighten"...I took a good bit off the end and it is working well for the rope climb..thanks for the tip...still one little dead limb hanging on.

 

[gf beranek]

Who needs ascenders?

 

[Frans]

check these guys out:
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[MasterBlaster]

That first guy is built just like me.

 

[Frans]

They look sorta gay, but what do I know?

 

[MasterBlaster]

What, muscles = gay? Who made up that rule?

 

[SkwerI]

They look sorta gay, but what do I know?

Deva says it takes one to know one.

 

[pantheraba]

check these guys out:

Hahaha...yep, first thing my wife did when she saw my video was call me over and say, "you think you can climb a rope? check these guys out..."

So much for ego. Those guys are awesome...lots more time on rope than me.