rope ladder

[miko0618]

how efficient do you think a rope ladder would be?

throw throwline. tie butterfly knot in center of rope. hook ladder to it. pull rope and ladder up to desired height. tie off end. hook ascender/ friction hitch to tail end of rope. climb the ladder letting your ascending device self tend.

you could haul a very long ladder in a small place. you might have to put your spikes on in the tree but I think it could work pretty well.

 

[ATH]

On first reading, it sounds like an interesting idea... However, the more I think about it:
*If you are spiking (presumably on a removal), I don't see where this would add any advantage...at all.
*For spikeless climbing, it is a little more thought-worthy - but I'm still thinking that by the time I got done fooling around to get the ladder in place, then back down so it doesn't damaged doing work (Note that I probably would have skipped some branches on the way up that I would have otherwise cut...), that I could have been up with more traditional means, and had time to catch my breath and be ready to work. So, I am not sure where the advantage comes in here either, and I don't imaging that would be too cheap to get a LONG ladder (really seems pointless on a 30' or less footlock - I really don't like to footlock away from the tree for 50'+ - so that is the only place I could see it being a good idea.

I'm not going to say it is a bad idea...but I just can't imagine where I would end up using it too often for the money it would cost.

 

[GIjim]

Rope ladders are commonly used in caving and military operations, but the best I saw online is $150 for a 32 foot ladder that's 6" wide. Figure you have to setup a SRT just to raise the ladder and maintain a secure tie-in, would it be any faster than just climbing SRT at that point?

 

[sir_nick2]

Not as good as a rope walker setup

 

[miko0618]

Yeah i dont know if it would be worthwhile. I was just pondering it. I was thinking more for a 2 day climb or so.

 

[flushcut]

SRT is a much better idea.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Not to mention, have you ever climbed a rope ladder? Flimsy wiggly little suckers. Way more work than srt.

 

[Carburetorless]

+1 on rope ladders being a pain. My first encounter with a rope ladder was on an obstacle course that had a huge cargo net draped over a large tower. It was 50 feet of rope ladder hell. Imagine climbing a ladder made of quick sand or rubber or something that has more give to it than support for climbing.

 

[CanopyGorilla]

how efficient do you think a rope ladder would be?

throw throwline. tie butterfly knot in center of rope. hook ladder to it. pull rope and ladder up to desired height. tie off end. hook ascender/ friction hitch to tail end of rope. climb the ladder letting your ascending device self tend.

you could haul a very long ladder in a small place. you might have to put your spikes on in the tree but I think it could work pretty well.

I see a few problems here. It sounds like you're either pruning with spurs on (BAD, really really bad) or you are not comfortable enough with spurs to realize they are faster than any rope climbing (just inexperience, but not as BAD as pruning with hooks on). SRT is always faster than a rope ladder, spurs are always the fastest.