Building a Tyrolean Traverse
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I did a cursory search for video on this, and didn't come up with much useful. I found a video of people explaining how to build one in a language other than English. With the tyrol replacement season coming up I was hoping to help maintain some of the popular crossings. |
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I've built one before and they're certainly fun, but tend to not be very practical considering the intense amount of gear, time and work it takes to set it up. That being said, here is how it is done: |
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Eliot Augusto wrote: With the tyrol replacement season coming up I was hoping to help maintain some of the popular crossings.You might want to contact Rich Farnham via PM. He has maintained many of the BC tyrols and might appreciate the help. He offered to show me how to do it when I was planning to work on the Primo tyrol (which I still plan to do, although getting a nice pair of waders for christmas kind of sapped my enthusiasm!) |
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It should be noted that in many places Tyroleans are actually illegal mainly because of the fact that if they are too low they may cause harm to boaters. This means that you need to make the Tyrolean as high as possible, but if it is low enough to potentially harm boaters then you need to either find another location or don't put it up. |
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Bruce Hildenbrand wrote:It should be noted that in many places Tyroleans are actually illegal mainly because of the fact that if they are too low they may cause harm to boaters. This means that you need to make the Tyrolean as high as possible, but if it is low enough to potentially harm boaters then you need to either find another location or don't put it up. Also, if you come back and find it gone it may well have been taken down by local authorities.I am aware of the gray legality of the whole thing. I know of some tyrols that have been up for as long as I've been climbing, but are now gone. I know of a few others that could use a little love like the Creekside tyrol in CCC. My main intention isn't to put a rope wherever I don't want to cross some water, but to maintain the ones that have been in place for years. |