Even without frog walking would be a good call for all srt to implement cowtail on upper ascender of some kind. rr ,hitch with wrench, akimbo, zigzag chicane can all fail. Unless you want to be hanging off both feet if you were rope walking God forbid main slips /fails freefallzz like the akimbo manual scares ya passing a branch union up with a falling branch on it😅 good call.
@MattGlynn
2 жыл бұрын
Great overview and this there thank you! I love how compact it is but the price does put me off.
@chtclimbing
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@EdtheGardener
Ай бұрын
Do you find the akimbo prefers ropes that keep their shape such as x-static or ropes that flatten, like the one you're using?
@stevethompson4783
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video I've had the akimbo since January and until the pandemic hit haven't put much time on it. Do you find you adjust alot through the climb or when it's set your good to go. Good advice on the back up I'm usually to lazy and have had a few unexpected drops. Thanks for sharing stay safe and healthy 👊👍👍
@chtclimbing
4 жыл бұрын
Steve Thompson thanks for watching and what else hasn't this pandemic screwed up, very frustrating. I actually set it once to my exact liking and kind of just left it alone. Additionally, I'm using a brand new rope and as the rope ages I anticipate some adjustments down the road. A word of advice, laziness is not an excuse when betting your life on the akimbo, so back it up man I need you to keep watching my videos. lol. Stay safe.
@backwoodsengineer
4 жыл бұрын
I climb on the Akimbo too. Do you prefer the single hand ascender or the double I saw in the other video? Thinking about picking a hand ascender up!
@chtclimbing
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah its a great tool. hmm. i think i like the single but when im using the single i wish i had the double. lol, but when im using the double and then go to rack it on my harness i wish i had the single because the double is very bulky. If i had to choose i would recommend a petzl single handed ascender. it feels so comfortable on ascent and is so incredibly light, compact, and well designed to be used with two hands. if you dont get the petzl just make sure your ascender has an upper attachment point, that is very important.
@backwoodsengineer
4 жыл бұрын
CaptainHook TreeClimbing Awesome, thanks for the tips!
@fbroussard87
2 жыл бұрын
Which do you prefer, rope runner pro or akimbo?
@ashleydarby3652
4 жыл бұрын
So I’m guessing that you could use your knee ascender, once you’re done with it, as the back up device and use the foot-strap biner on your saddle and the ascender above the Akimbo? Just received mine yesterday so playing with it in my yard and dialling it in. Loving it so far, although at one point is just crept about 12 feet down the rope!
@chtclimbing
4 жыл бұрын
absolutely, you can adapt just about anything to it. but maybe you need to fix that creep problem. I made a video on it, check it out kzitem.info/news/bejne/o2yEnIKOboycfYI
@ashleydarby3652
4 жыл бұрын
CaptainHook TreeClimbing thanks dude. I watched the inventor’s vid and learned some more. It is now solid. I love it - so smooth
@DanHovarter
4 жыл бұрын
If you want to move to Northern California and get out of Jersey, no more gray days, the tree industry is on fire out here. Literally. Me and you could take over the world
@chtclimbing
4 жыл бұрын
Northern California sounds like an amazing time but no can do D Hova. I hope all is well, yourself, the fam, stay safe and thank you for watching. Please share this with other climbers if you think they can benefit from it.
@arbersky4074
3 жыл бұрын
Hi .What is the name of the green rope You can find in the video.
@chtclimbing
3 жыл бұрын
That’s the teufelberger dragonfly.
@TheRPhelps24
4 жыл бұрын
So it seems you prefer the akimbo over the zigzag chicane combo?
@chtclimbing
4 жыл бұрын
hmm in wet weather the zigzag chicane, or rope wrench, the akimbo in dry weather.
@arbersky4074
3 жыл бұрын
I have one more question. Do you think climbing with Akimbo is as smooth as climbing with Zigzag + Chicane? Which device allows you to save more physical effort. Do you see the difference? Greetings from Poland :)
@chtclimbing
3 жыл бұрын
The akimbo requires a lot of practice. The zigzag chicane is much more streamlined and as far as physical effort goes, you need to just practice SRT because it is a very physical type of climbing. The Akimbo is very temperamental where as the zigzag always acts how you would expect. For instance, from a day to day basis you might find yourself changing the friction setting on the akimbo.
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