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Post by tncaveres on Mar 26, 2007 20:00:16 GMT -5
I climb with a lefty & have a righty on my harness as an extra point of attachment when changing over.
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Post by tncaveres on Feb 2, 2007 8:13:40 GMT -5
You are correct about the Rope washer being the NCRCway. The last 2 yrs we have used them to clean some very muddy ropes. There is alot of mud in them Alabama caves ;D They have one mounted on a saw horse & 2 that a person can stand on while 2 others run the rope back & forth through it. Works pretty good.
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 13, 2006 19:21:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the info.
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 13, 2006 8:54:58 GMT -5
Here is one of the pics from Hunters first climb. Sorry the pics are so big . Proud dad ;D Hunter doing his first drop ;D. I know it was only 6.5 ft but to him it was Ellisons pit ;D
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 12, 2006 18:31:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the info Sharon. I'm at work today working an etra 24hrs overtime but tomorrow I will be on my regular shift & will get the pics from my partner to post.
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 12, 2006 9:49:43 GMT -5
Yeah my parntner did on her digital camera. I will try & get them from her .
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 11, 2006 15:29:28 GMT -5
When I got off shift this morning my wife brought my son by so we could practice climbing in the bay. I was able to put my harness system on my 7 yo with no problems. he was even able to wear my helmet after some adjustments. Well I showed him what to do to climb the rope. I shortened the frog system with acouple butterfly knots & he was set. The first time he climbed 30ft & the second time 50ft. I have created a MONSTER!!! All the rest of the day he has wanted to go back & climb some more. Guess I need to start getting him some of his own gear now. ;D
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 7, 2006 12:15:31 GMT -5
It was great. It was held in Somerville,Ala. at Union Hill school. It is in the heart of some awesome cave systems. We were there for nine days . That meant camping for nine days with no electricity in camp Man I missed my fan at night. ;D They had showers in the gym of the school where the seminar was being held. We ate breakfast & dinner in the school caf. Lunch was ate on in the field. Every level did things different. I was in level 2 so we had class starting at 8am until about 11am then head out to the caves or cliffs to practice what we learned that morning in class. We would get back about 6pm & eat dinner. Then it was back into class until 10pm. Some nights we got out at about 8:30pm so we could do (check-offs) on the skills we were learning for that level. Some of the skills we learned were how to build compound hauling systems, single rope pt pickoffs ( climb the same rope your pt is on & lower him to the bottom while you stay up on the rope where ever they got stuck), counter balance systems & much more.......... All in all I learned a TON of stuff this year. On next to the last day we had a BIG mock rescue that involved all three levels working together. This the only time all three levels were together in the whole class time. The last day we had a debriefing on how the mock went & then we all headed home .
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 5, 2006 20:50:31 GMT -5
I went through level one last yr with his daughter & level 2 this yr. That girl is one caving fool ;D They live right behind me. Me , Allen ,& Scott did all the rigging on the Mock rescue at the end of the week this yr. Woooooooooo Weeeeeeeeeeeee Boy was that some work. Got er done though ;D
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 5, 2006 15:57:50 GMT -5
Thanks Sharon and NZcaver. We may have to go to the Tyrolean Traverse to talk with HCRU folks so we can learn. Another caver who lives in our neignborhood took a quick look at the ravine last week before he had to zip off the NCRC. From the twinkle I saw in his eyes I don't think it would be hard to get him to help us rig it. ;D That guy wouldn't happen to live on Carr creek road would he ;D Allen can rig anything!
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 7, 2006 20:10:49 GMT -5
I secure it to my harness D-ring with a link just like you. I use a beaner to hold the top it over to the side . I have some mini bungies. Might have to try that. Good idea.
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Post by tncaveres on Jul 7, 2006 11:57:37 GMT -5
On Rope Is a good source for change overs. You can also go to NCRC to learn more ;D What system do you use for climbing? I use a frog for ascending & a micro rack for descending. I climb with my Mico rack hard linked in to the D-ring of my harness. That way I do not have to fumble around with clipping it in while in the air & on rope. It takes practice to find what works for you. We have 2 ropes hanging in our bay here at the station where we practice change overs . It helps when we get new people on rope too. That way there first time doing it is not in some dark pit with no other way out.
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