What do you like to use for your daisy rope or alt lanyard (if you use one)? I'd figure the same spec as the main rope but maybe there's a particular rope type that's better for doing short resets or backup tie-ins in the canopy.

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Thanks for the continued comments!

My current lanyard is 3/8th polyester double braid, Yale Double Esterlon. It's a bit thin, but I like it. I'm trying it out to see if it'd be appropriate to have like a 40' lanyard for climbing the Sequoia's.

So far, so good!

In my eyes, any line that's good for a climbing line is good for a flipline. Some prefer a stiffer line. My only necessity is that it have a snaphook spliced on one end so there are no knots to get jammed in tight crotches.

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nick

Moss, I am using the Original one that I got w/ my basicbeginers package from New Tribe. It is basically a belt w/ loops at each end to attach your carabiners to the harness side loops. It has a buckle that you can use to adjust the length of the belt. It is pretty handy when I am doing some tree trimmings so I can be tied to two places and gives more stability while I am working . (I do some tree trimming on my and neighbors trees). I also use it to tie myself down when I am transfering from ascenders to descenders so that in case I make a mistake it would not be a fatal one. Look in the NewTribe web site for a picture of the flipline/landyards they sell. Hopa this helps.

I use a 20 foot piece of Hy-Vee arborist rope with an eye spliced on each end.

Each end has an aluminium rope snap girth hitched on and they hardly ever get jammed in tight forks.

They are easy to throw and advance.

In the middle I have tied two split tails with Blake's Hitches so as one end is made snug the other gets longer.

Many times I have just used my lanyard to alternate pitch climb.

See you at the top,
Dan

Get a 120' rope at a minimum. If you want some extra for lanyards etc, buy a 150'.

If you have small hands the 11mm ropes are fantastic. If your hands are large you'll probably need to wear grippy gloves. Actually, I think everyone would benefit from wearing grippies.

Most of the smaller diameter ropes come in at about 70% of the weight and volume of the traditional ropes.

Blaze has got a great following. Good characteristics.

Originally posted by Tom Dunlap
Get a 120' rope at a minimum. If you want some extra for lanyards etc, buy a 150'.

If you have small hands the 11mm ropes are fantastic.

That's what I've been thinking, 150, cut to 120, make a flipline etc. My hands are medium (glove size) and I'm on the "flaco" side so 11mm may do the trick. Also like the lighter weight for the main rope since I expect to do some hiking and will carry photo gear, want to keep everything as light as possible. The 1/2" sounds nice to climb on though.

An arborist friend has offered to take me on a climb so I'll test out his stuff anyway, see what works rope-wise and move from the theoretical to the practical.

Also making arrangements to visit Founders Grove for a class in the spring, looking forward to that.

Thanks again for the comments.
-moss