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		<title>How to use the &#8220;banana&#8221; lockers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2 axes lockers especially designed for webbing, known as &#8220;banana&#8221; lockers in a slackline or highline setup are without any doubt the main evolution for safety and strength of setups. Banana lockers nearly allow to use the maximum strength of a webbing. Around 90-95% of the webbing strength. As an example, a figure of eight on a climbing rope will get only 60% of the rope strength. As every tool, banana lockers well used are efficient, misused they can lead to troubles. This article shows some key points to do and check for your banana lockers: Simple way use &#8211; polyester or nylon webbings Double way use &#8211; every kind of webbing including dyneema Attachment issue Simple way use: This way of attaching the webbing allows to lock it asymetrically into the locker. The webbing can move only in one direction. This makes the pre-tension possible while getting the slack out of the banana locker, without having to care for some locker positioning before the real tension, which is not the case for classic linelockers. Therefore it&#8217;s very important to check that the webbing is not inverted, otherwise the banana locker doesn&#8217;t hold it. The locker uses the friction [...]


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		<title>Knots, Linelockers, Bananas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The webbing used on a highline is the element bearing most of the constraints. Not only it will be rigged, but it will also hold the leashfalls. It&#8217;s really important to get as much as possible from it. Here is a list of the connection of the webbing to the anchors: The fat knot Linelockers Bananas New connectors The fat knot: This method was used on the beginning of slacklining. It consists in not using any metal gear to connect the webbing to the anchors. The webbing is protected by 2 other pieces of webbing into a knot directly made into the slings. This method is shown for history and is not used now given the gear evolution. Advantages: Useful if you forgot your gear In case of breaking, no metal gear is projected Drawbacks: 50% reduction of the strength of the webbing on that knot Difficult to untie under high tension Difficult to set the line flat Linelockers and equivalents : Linelockers basically look like chain links, and allow to lock the webbing on a carabiner without making knots. It&#8217;s used to make the Primitiv&#8217; rigging system as well. For larger webbing (more than 1 inch), it&#8217;s possible to [...]


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		<title>Set up a treeline</title>
		<link>http://slack.fr/highline/en/installation-update_en/set-up-a-treeline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[avec des troncs capables de supporter la tension. Le diamètre du tronc principal : Evitez les arbres de moins de 30cm de diamètre au niveau de vos ancrages. Encore une fois plus votre arbre sera gros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[d'autres sont protégées. Renseignez-vous au moindre doute. Assurez-vous que vous avez le droit de monter dans les arbres que vous souhaitez équiper. Monter dans un arbre : Dans tous les cas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[de vous assurer à tout moment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[et de s'amuser. N'oubliez pas de protéger les arbres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[et envisager la rupture de la slackline principale. Le choix des arbres doit donc tenir compte de ces paramètres : Le rapport longueur / hauteur de la treeline : Une hauteur minimale de 5m est indispe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[et il faudra parfois user de toutes les méthodes en même temps. Vous avez assez de branches pour monter "à la Tarzan". C'est le plus simple. L'arbre possède des ramifications importantes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[et on pense à installer un backup plus haut sur le tronc auquel accrocher les sangles (sangle rouge). L'article sur l'ajustement des élingues répondra à vos questions d'installation. A noter qu'une sl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[et plus particulièrement lorsque vous montez dedans pour la première fois.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[il consiste à utiliser des sangles pour monter palier par palier à l'arbre. Les étapes à répéter jusqu'à bonne hauteur : 1 : Installer une sangle autour du tronc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[il faut monter en "artif". Lent et fastidieux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[il s'agira de la tendre correctement pour qu'elle évite une chute au sol en cas de rupture de la slackline principale. Il est aussi possible de mettre un assurage par le haut en installant un système ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La treeline est une version de la highline qui consiste à tendre une slackline en hauteur entre 2 arbres. Voici quelques conseils pour en installer une en sécurité. Choix des arbres : Une treeline est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[les montages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mais cela dénature un peu le concept de la highline. Conclusion : La treeline est un excellent moyen d'appréhender le vide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plus il faudra de grands arbres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plus vous serez tranquilles. La présence réduite branches : Un tronc lisse sera plus difficile à grimper mais la treeline sera exempte de branches à heurter en cas de chute. Le type d'arbre : Certaine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sachez que la chute sur le backup en cas de rupture de la slackline peut être alors de 7 à 8m. Plus votre highline sera longue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[se hisser sur la pédale 6 : Se vacher "court" sur la sangle la plus haute. Recommencer les opérations Installer la highline : L'installation de la highline obéit aux règles d'une highline classique. O]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[se vacher "long" dessus et y placer votre pédale 5 : Se dévacher de la sangle la plus basse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[si vous décidez de tendre une highline de 30m de long dans les arbres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[un assurage classique d'escalade en mettant des sangles autour du tronc principal vous évitera une mauvaise chute si une branche casse (et ça arrive sans prévenir). Plusieurs configurations sont possi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vous pouvez lancer une corde dans le V et remonter sur corde grâce à un rappel débrayable. Ce type de rappel permet aussi de redescendre sans laisser de matériel dans l'arbre. Attention lors de la des]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[y placer une pédale pour se hisser 2 : Se hisser sur cette pédale 3 : Se vacher "court" sur cette sangle 4 : Installer une sangle plus haute autour de l'arbre]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A treeline is a highline between 2 trees. Here are some advice to set up treeline in a safe way. Choose the right trees: A treeline is no more than a highline. You have to cope with leashfalls and possible backup fall, if the main line breaks. The chosen trees depend on those parameters: The length / height rate of the treeline: 5m is the minimum height for a treeline. Then for a 30m treeline, a backup fall can produce a 7-8m fall. The more your highline is long, the bigger and taller trees you will need to hold the tension and be high enough. Main trunk diameter: Avoid trees with diameter less than 30cm where you set up the anchors. Once again, the bigger tree, the better. Not much branches: A slick trunk may be difficult to climb, but with no branch, there will be nothing to hit or cut, except the trunk itself. Tree type: Some trees break easily than others, some are protected. Try to get information about it. Try to be allowed to climb on the trees you want to equip. Climb into a tree: In every case, a classic climbing progression, with slings around the [...]


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		<title>Ajust the spansets length</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industrial spansets are the best tools to make a highline equalization. Particularly, for a treeline, or for a highline set up on trees next to a cliff, the anchor is easy to set as you only have to circle the tree with the spanset. Sometimes though, it happens that we face an adjustment of the spanset &#8211; even on the ground &#8211; . Too short, you of course add an other spanset. Too, long you need to adjust it. When the tree&#8217;s circumference is smaller than the length of your spanset, the spanset resistance is huge (upper picture) &#8211; as the spanset resistance is doubled -, but once you let this anchor with no tension, the spanset is always moving down along the tree. This situation is tiresome when you are trying to rig a treeline alone, as you will have to climb multiple times to the anchors to adjust everything. The cow hitch on a tree is a very good solution, as the cow hitch maintains the spanset where you set it. The spanset resistance is 80% from its nominal resistance, which is enough considering the safety factor on such spansets. But in this case (lower picture), the remaining [...]


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		<title>The leash, the rings, the harness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A highline is not only made by a webbing, a backup and 2 anchors. The link between you and the highline is as important as the rest. The impressive leashfall should not be feared because of the gear, but only because of your fear. For a 80kg highliner, we measured that a &#8220;static&#8221; leashfall generates 400kg on the leash for a 7m long highline. Nevertheless, we miss a lot of tests to confirm this value for any type of leashfall, every highline length, every place the leashfall occurs. The mechanical chain that will stop a leashfall is made of: the rings the leash the harness the knots to set everything together The rings The connectors that will follow you during the walk are very important. The only fatality on a highline was caused at this stage. A unique carabiner opened during a leashfall. 2 mistakes leading to this accident. It is important to be clear on that 2 things: Don&#8217;t use carabiners or any system that can be opened to link your leash to the highline Use at least 2 connectors to link your leash to your highline. The right connectors are: Rings stainless or aluminium rated at 2T or [...]


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		<title>Carabiners, Quick links, Shackles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You need a lot of connectors to install a highline. Those connectors may hold a lot of force, and must be used with a particular care. Several connectors: Most of the time, the gear used on a highline are: the carabiners the quick links the shackles. It&#8217;s useful to know which type of gear is made for. Important note : While highlining, you use the gear as a safety gear for climbing or industrial use. This means that those connectors passed a certification process. On the other hand, slackline kits my contain carabiners that even tough they have the same strength, have not passed any safety tests. They have written on it: &#8220;not for climbing&#8221;. Do not use those carabiners in a highline setup. Carabiners : Steel carabiners should be prefered than zicral carabiners (aluminium and zinc alloy). Indeed, steel is more flexible than zicral alloy, so that steel carabiners will bend more than a zicral one and will be less likely to break. Carabiners bend a lot while under tension, which lock them as the carabiner&#8217;s gate gets some force. Using a lot a carabiner in this way will at last fragilize it. A steel carabiner will resist longer [...]


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