How to Foot Lock climb a tree

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One of the original fundamental access techniques, foot locking is an old school technique before we had Rope Wrenches and the like, but it's such a valuable technique to have in your skills within your mental toolbox.
This video explains how to foot lock up the tree by choking your access line with an alpine butterfly at the top and then installing your double rope system onto the access line using your foot locking, klemheist prusik.
Read the full blog post at reecoil.com/blogs/news/how-to...
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:31 The setup & Marlinspike knot
2:41 Tieing the foot locking prusik
4:00 How to foot lock
5:43 Transfering to the DdRT system
11:00 De-rigging the system
11:51 Retrieving the system from the ground
12:31 Tieing a poorman's pantin
13:25 Conclusion
#reecoil #arb #arborist #treeclimbing #srt

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5 июл 2024

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@landodjoe8899 2 месяца назад

What you did was great, but I have to see it many times before fully understand it.

@mankybrains Месяц назад

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.

@richerwin6397 Год назад

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.

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

Im stoked you enjoyed the video Rich! 😊🤙

@cgriebel1 Год назад

It's rare that I comment on RU-vid 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.

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

Thanks so much for the kind words bro! Really glad you enjoyed the video. Climb safe 😊🙏🤙

@johnjriggsarchery2457 10 месяцев назад

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.

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 10 месяцев назад

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 😎💪🙌

@amourmtungo623 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the tips 🤝

@1975dbryant 2 года назад

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😁

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

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

@jacobwilson3316 2 года назад

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,

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words Jacob! Yeah, we had 3 cameras for this shoot (drone, GoPro and main camera). Glad you liked it bro 😊🤙

@TreeTopVantage Год назад

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!

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

Thanks so much bro! Message if you have any questions or if there’s any topics you’d like us to cover?

@MindenKinios-mr6zr Год назад

I watched 4 videos before yours and you nailed it thanks

@danparker5427 10 месяцев назад

This changes Everything!

@sbzengin 7 месяцев назад

EXCELLENT technique, thank you...

@apb71 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your expertise!

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 5 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@kevintan4545 10 месяцев назад

Love your video. Excellent bro.

@b.a.lineman7582 Год назад

Awesome vid… don’t climb trees but extremely interesting. The alpine butterfly seems useful. Headed down that wormhole next😳

@evzone84 9 месяцев назад

Clever. I'll have to practice that

@rajawoodcutting5954 2 года назад

Really nice work sir and big like like 👍👍👍

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

Thanks bro! Glad you liked it 😊🤙

@boscolo1052 Год назад

Makasih.... Matursuwun...

@kennethsizer6217 Год назад

Excellent video! Your badass climbing skills are exceeded only by your badass accent! Subscribed

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

Thanks Kenneth! Glad you liked the video…& the accent (but I can’t take credit for that 😁).

@gcabinet Год назад

Wow. Pretty sure you’ve done that a time or two. Subscribed!

@diamondrock1970 Год назад

Thank you so much don’t let it As snow the technic😊

@lucfournier8222 2 года назад

great demo

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

Thanks Luc! Glad you liked it bro 😊🤙

@lucfournier8222 2 года назад

@@REECOIL_DOT_COM a petzl shunt is also a great device for such activité.

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

@@lucfournier8222 Great tip bro! I've never seen a shunt being used for foot locking before.

@lucfournier8222 2 года назад

@@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

@lucfournier8222 2 года назад

i had trouble typing this one but i am positive that u understand ..!thanks

@tommyers2166 9 месяцев назад

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.

@alenaler Год назад

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?

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

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 😊🤙

@alenaler Год назад

Thanks, @@REECOIL_DOT_COM, much appreciated. Cheers!

@landodjoe8899 2 месяца назад

Forgive me, but where you in the army?

@therealih7072 11 месяцев назад

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.

@towtruckaj Год назад

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?

@HarveyCarrollJr Год назад

Neck elastic looks more like a hangman’s noose…. There should be a safer way such as an underarm elastic or safety ranger rappel harness from Paracord… What’s your thoughts on this?

@REECOIL_DOT_COM Год назад

Yeah bro. For foot locking the neck elastic isn’t necessary (just holds the slack out of the way when taking a lock) but they are used a lot for SRT. I don’t like them from a safety perspective (and people have chipped teeth from them pinging back). That’s part of the reason why we designed the Audax chest harness system like that 👌

@paulscaff1000 6 месяцев назад

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

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 4 месяца назад

Google foot locking prusik. I think most Arb stores probably still stock them

@deishanadams498 Год назад

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

@someinconsequentialusernam7799 2 года назад

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.

@lightupyourlife111 2 года назад

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

@towtruckaj Год назад

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.

@user-ii7uf8js4x Год назад

Like this, it's wanting and tired.

@oscarbermudez9584 9 месяцев назад

So do I need two ropes?

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 9 месяцев назад

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.

@renevillarosa3334 Год назад

Confusing😅😮 why not a footlocking prusik for each foot?

@lamh5265 Год назад

Not realistic. Where are your heavy tools? What is the rope hitched to at the top? P.S. Great system.

@turnoffski 2 года назад

Beginner????

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 2 года назад

Probably should call it fundamental techniques instead of beginner. Takes a bit of practice to learn foot locking…and it’s bloody exhausting 🤣

@lucfournier8222 2 года назад

all aspects or tree climbing should be considered... when taught properly ... everything becomes regular .

@towtruckaj Год назад

@@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.

@eneeland 10 месяцев назад

I could watch this 100X and still learn absolutely nothing.

@TreeTopVantage 6 месяцев назад

Because you already know these techniques or because you haven’t processed them?

@paulwyleciol3459 9 месяцев назад

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! 😢

@REECOIL_DOT_COM 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback 🤙