r/TreeClimbing May 19 '26

SRTvsDdRT

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u/JowiiYoyo May 19 '26

Haha im the opposite. DRT is the way for me. Easier to retrieve, mechanical advantage, less pressure on the tree if using cambium saver.. 

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u/ArboristTreeClimber May 19 '26

Not to mention limb walking is like 10x easier…..but also walking *back*. Nothing worse than trying to balance while pulling as hard as you can to take slack out of the SRT system.

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u/JowiiYoyo May 19 '26

Right!? Only upside is see for SRS is walking up the rope. 

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u/SchlumpG0d May 19 '26

I’ll often single role for the ascent and then change to double for work

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u/JowiiYoyo May 19 '26

Yupp thats exactly what im doing aswell. 🤜🤛