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Blue Mountain Death Swing Setup 1-Dec-2012 At 10:19:48 AM Olbert

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On 30/11/2012 puparooj wrote:
>Hello
>I'm currently in Perth but i'm going to Melbourne and Sydney as a holiday
>and, since I'm quite happy climbing with adequate experience (I like to
>think anyway) I've decided to attempt the death swing since its something
>I've been wanting to do for quite a while and missing out on the chances
>previously.

So far, so good.

>I've seen videos of it and the climbing of it to reach the peak is not
>a problem

If you are referring to the swing in the Blue Mountains then there is no climbing needed to reach it.

>, however one thing i'm not to sure about is the rope setup for
>it, as in what knots, where to place clips, etc.

This is a really weirdly worded sentence. It makes you sound like you dont have the experience you claim. If you have enough experience to do the swing then you should already know all the knots and techniques you'll need.

As for "Where to place the clips" - I don't even know what this means.

>I have a fair Idea of it from some friends which I think should work quite
>nicely however I'm still not sure how to set it up, so I'd appreciate it
>if anyone here who's done that same swing could give me any advice on how
>they've done it?

If you hadn't convinced me you don't know what you are doing from the first half of your post, I would believe this.

>I'll still attempt it with my setup, but I'd much rather some outside
>influence to make so I have it right.

Maybe I'm wrong and you won't kill yourself on the 'death swing' but I would advise not to do it without adequate supervision.

>Thanks for all the Help!