Okay, so, I stumbled onto your video somehow. I'm a bass fisherman. That was amazing, you had me totally confused. I never realized that climbing could be so technical.
It's rare that I comment on RUclips videos, and if I do, I know I've really enjoyed the content. I must say, this dude's channel is pretty much the best I've seen in the tree climbing arena. This piece was educational, fun to watch, and the time just flew by. Absolutely killer camera work too! Mesmerizing to watch for sure. The ending re-cap and the laughs at the close of the vid added a cool personal touch. Thanks! "Cheers" from Long Island, NY.
actually interesting content, but I hate the music-furting on us. If I wonna listen to music, I turn the radio on or something else. very inpolite this music shit while speaking! 😢
I've only climbed DRT so far and of course have done foot locking. Also I looking to start SRT in the near future. This here though is almost its own style of climbing, I've never seen it done like this before! Really cool informative video I'll have to try it out sometime. Big fan of Reecoil!
I'd love to get into tree climbing. Loved climbing trees when I was a small kid. Great to know this system, I'll definitely need to watch a few more times to get it down.
4 year's of climbing and I've still not accessed a tree by foot locking. I need to give it a try. I even purchased an A.R.T. Snake tail and prusick loop for the occasion. Still not used my ring to ring "Secret Weapon" prusick cord. Confident of doing it but I should train my body to move that way. Excellent example you've shared with us here. Brilliant footage, Thanks for doing that mate😁
Thanks Dale! That means a lot 😊. You should definitely bust out the secret weapon!! They're a really cool OG piece of gear you don't see much these days
Howdy, I'm an old school climber; 62 that has done pretty much everything including crane work. This is about the best video I've seen on secured footlocking. Good for you showing climbing without the crutch of ascenders.
Makes me want to try it but wouldn't know where to get the eyed rope with loop tried looking for it only small to small eye prusik rope anyone know a link to it please
Wouldn't it have been easier to remove and lower the second climbing system you brought up and tied into your foot locking prusik the same way you brought it up, while you were in the tree then rappel down the original 2 ropes with a figure 8 or some other descender?
Awesome quality of video and sound, love how your able to show different angles with the drone, thanks for sharing this technique and taking us along for the climb,
Very instructive video. Thanks for sharing it. Should you need to descend in the middle of the foot-locking climb, how would you install the figure 8 to descend?
Hi Alfredo! So to install your Figure 8 to descend: 1. Hang your weight from your footlocking prusik 2. Install your Figure 8 on the access line as high as possible 3. Take a lock with your feet and stand up, to hold onto, and release your footlocking prusik 4. Sit back into your Figure 8 (holding onto the tail of your rope) and descend down Hope that helps bro 😊🤙
So the system we use at work is a hitch climber system eye to eye. DRT. And I have a job I have to do that has a tie point just like that floating on a cottonwood. But I'm pretty sure we aren't allowed to use footlock and no extra mechanical means. 😢 I mean, it seems doable but it also seems like it's going to be one heck of a mission body thrusting up 60ft floating.
Very well done video. I’m missing the reason you do a static line and foot lock and then pull up the double rope system. Why not install the double rope from the get go? I know there must be a reason but I need enlightenment. Thanks.
@@REECOIL_DOT_COM I'd agree it's a beginner technique, I have never done any rappeling or rope ascending before, The other day I free climbed a tree with safety tie ins and taught myself to rappel down with a figure 8, Today would be my second time doing any sort of climbing or rappeling and I did a footlock technique to get up a double rope, then I tried the same technique but added another prusik for a foot loop instead of the foot lock, I was successful with that and I added a prusik to my figure 8 descent as a backup. I am as beginner as it gets and I have absolutely no fancy gear, no ascenders, no descenders. All I got is a harness, a couple ropes, and a couple slings and prusiks.
Still abit confused why you can’t just foot lock without that foot locking line ? I footlock drt and It definitely saves me having to use that extra rope ypur using
When the day comes you lose or break a foot acender you have the tools to do its manually with gear you may already have keeping you moving and the job going I suppose
The amount of gear, All it takes it a rope and a single prusik to do a footlocker ascend, Add a second prusik and you can add a foot loop to make it a little easier, The foot and hand ascenders may be nice but if you find yourself in a situation where you don't have it or it broke then all you need is the rope and a prusik to get up.
Okay, so, I stumbled onto your video somehow. I'm a bass fisherman. That was amazing, you had me totally confused. I never realized that climbing could be so technical.
Im stoked you enjoyed the video Rich! 😊🤙
It's rare that I comment on RUclips videos, and if I do, I know I've really enjoyed the content. I must say, this dude's channel is pretty much the best I've seen in the tree climbing arena. This piece was educational, fun to watch, and the time just flew by. Absolutely killer camera work too! Mesmerizing to watch for sure. The ending re-cap and the laughs at the close of the vid added a cool personal touch. Thanks! "Cheers" from Long Island, NY.
Thanks so much for the kind words bro! Really glad you enjoyed the video. Climb safe 😊🙏🤙
actually interesting content, but I hate the music-furting on us.
If I wonna listen to music, I turn the radio on or something else.
very inpolite this music shit while speaking! 😢
Thanks for the feedback 🤙
I've only climbed DRT so far and of course have done foot locking. Also I looking to start SRT in the near future. This here though is almost its own style of climbing, I've never seen it done like this before! Really cool informative video I'll have to try it out sometime. Big fan of Reecoil!
Thanks so much bro! Message if you have any questions or if there’s any topics you’d like us to cover?
I'd love to get into tree climbing. Loved climbing trees when I was a small kid. Great to know this system, I'll definitely need to watch a few more times to get it down.
4 year's of climbing and I've still not accessed a tree by foot locking. I need to give it a try. I even purchased an A.R.T. Snake tail and prusick loop for the occasion. Still not used my ring to ring "Secret Weapon" prusick cord. Confident of doing it but I should train my body to move that way. Excellent example you've shared with us here. Brilliant footage, Thanks for doing that mate😁
Thanks Dale! That means a lot 😊. You should definitely bust out the secret weapon!! They're a really cool OG piece of gear you don't see much these days
Howdy, I'm an old school climber; 62 that has done pretty much everything including crane work. This is about the best video I've seen on secured footlocking. Good for you showing climbing without the crutch of ascenders.
Wow thanks John! That’s really great to hear! A lot of work goes into our video 🙏
And great to hear you’re an old school climber too 😎💪🙌
What you did was great, but I have to see it many times before fully understand it.
Forgive me, but where you in the army?
Makes me want to try it but wouldn't know where to get the eyed rope with loop tried looking for it only small to small eye prusik rope anyone know a link to it please
Google foot locking prusik. I think most Arb stores probably still stock them
Wouldn't it have been easier to remove and lower the second climbing system you brought up and tied into your foot locking prusik the same way you brought it up, while you were in the tree then rappel down the original 2 ropes with a figure 8 or some other descender?
Really nice work sir and big like like 👍👍👍
Thanks bro! Glad you liked it 😊🤙
Awesome quality of video and sound, love how your able to show different angles with the drone, thanks for sharing this technique and taking us along for the climb,
Thanks for the kind words Jacob! Yeah, we had 3 cameras for this shoot (drone, GoPro and main camera). Glad you liked it bro 😊🤙
Awesome vid… don’t climb trees but extremely interesting. The alpine butterfly seems useful. Headed down that wormhole next😳
EXCELLENT technique, thank you...
Not realistic. Where are your heavy tools? What is the rope hitched to at the top? P.S. Great system.
Love your video. Excellent bro.
So do I need two ropes?
To footlock, we tend to use one rope over a branch and both legs of rope run all the way to the ground. Then footlock on both sides of the rope.
Thank you for the tips 🤝
didn't get a F#$%^&*( thing from this !!
Clever. I'll have to practice that
Excellent video! Your badass climbing skills are exceeded only by your badass accent!
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Thanks Kenneth! Glad you liked the video…& the accent (but I can’t take credit for that 😁).
This changes Everything!
Makasih.... Matursuwun...
Thank you for sharing your expertise!
My pleasure!
Very instructive video. Thanks for sharing it.
Should you need to descend in the middle of the foot-locking climb, how would you
install the figure 8 to descend?
Hi Alfredo! So to install your Figure 8 to descend:
1. Hang your weight from your footlocking prusik
2. Install your Figure 8 on the access line as high as possible
3. Take a lock with your feet and stand up, to hold onto, and release your footlocking prusik
4. Sit back into your Figure 8 (holding onto the tail of your rope) and descend down
Hope that helps bro 😊🤙
Thanks, @@REECOIL_DOT_COM, much appreciated. Cheers!
So the system we use at work is a hitch climber system eye to eye. DRT. And I have a job I have to do that has a tie point just like that floating on a cottonwood. But I'm pretty sure we aren't allowed to use footlock and no extra mechanical means. 😢
I mean, it seems doable but it also seems like it's going to be one heck of a mission body thrusting up 60ft floating.
Very well done video. I’m missing the reason you do a static line and foot lock and then pull up the double rope system. Why not install the double rope from the get go? I know there must be a reason but I need enlightenment. Thanks.
Beginner????
Probably should call it fundamental techniques instead of beginner. Takes a bit of practice to learn foot locking…and it’s bloody exhausting 🤣
all aspects or tree climbing should be considered... when taught properly ... everything becomes regular .
@@REECOIL_DOT_COM I'd agree it's a beginner technique, I have never done any rappeling or rope ascending before, The other day I free climbed a tree with safety tie ins and taught myself to rappel down with a figure 8, Today would be my second time doing any sort of climbing or rappeling and I did a footlock technique to get up a double rope, then I tried the same technique but added another prusik for a foot loop instead of the foot lock, I was successful with that and I added a prusik to my figure 8 descent as a backup. I am as beginner as it gets and I have absolutely no fancy gear, no ascenders, no descenders. All I got is a harness, a couple ropes, and a couple slings and prusiks.
Still abit confused why you can’t just foot lock without that foot locking line ? I footlock drt and It definitely saves me having to use that extra rope ypur using
Confusing😅😮 why not a footlocking prusik for each foot?
Wow. Pretty sure you’ve done that a time or two. Subscribed!
I watched 4 videos before yours and you nailed it thanks
Thank you so much don’t let it As snow the technic😊
What’s the primary benefit to using the foot lock technique over a foot ascender? My foot ascender makes it easy to climb a rope.
When the day comes you lose or break a foot acender you have the tools to do its manually with gear you may already have keeping you moving and the job going I suppose
The amount of gear, All it takes it a rope and a single prusik to do a footlocker ascend, Add a second prusik and you can add a foot loop to make it a little easier, The foot and hand ascenders may be nice but if you find yourself in a situation where you don't have it or it broke then all you need is the rope and a prusik to get up.
great demo
Thanks Luc! Glad you liked it bro 😊🤙
@@REECOIL_DOT_COM a petzl shunt is also a great device for such activité.
@@lucfournier8222 Great tip bro! I've never seen a shunt being used for foot locking before.
@@REECOIL_DOT_COM some poeple use it with a left and fight pantin or orher foot devices ,without the need of à butterfly ob top
i had trouble typing this one but i am positive that u understand ..!thanks
I could watch this 100X and still learn absolutely nothing.
Because you already know these techniques or because you haven’t processed them?
Like this, it's wanting and tired.