wahlturfcare
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this video is the same as the hitch climber setup, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUuXv823xBw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUuXv823xBw
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wahlturfcare
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Treeco, thats video is how i climb and decend. you can also decent with the hitch climber setup ?
D Mc
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Treenoob, try this link for some knot information.
http://www.mytreelessons.com/friction hitch-work in progress.htm
Your safety blue is fine and drt is definitely the proper place to start. Stay low and slow. Have fun and good luck.
Dave
http://www.mytreelessons.com/friction hitch-work in progress.htm
Your safety blue is fine and drt is definitely the proper place to start. Stay low and slow. Have fun and good luck.
Dave
D Mc
ArboristSite Operative
Treenoob, You can also just use a rated rope snap and climb on a closed system which is just the tail of your line tied to the ring of the rope snap with enough left over to tie a tautline or blake's hitch. A lot of people still climb with this system, it works well.
You just need to make sure that both ends of your line are isolated and not split by limbs to wherever your highest point of your climb will be, because you cannot pass a limb without retying your knot.
There will come a time where you will want to unclip your high line so while you are acquiring gear, get a lanyard of some sort so that you can tie in in the event of repositioning your climbing line.
Dave
You just need to make sure that both ends of your line are isolated and not split by limbs to wherever your highest point of your climb will be, because you cannot pass a limb without retying your knot.
There will come a time where you will want to unclip your high line so while you are acquiring gear, get a lanyard of some sort so that you can tie in in the event of repositioning your climbing line.
Dave
imo the h/c is a waste. why complicate an already simple setup. the pic i have posted is what i have used for the past 8 years. this is old school, the taught line and Blake's are ancient history. get with the times and go buy a spider jack, replace knots with splices wherever you can
splices have been around before braided rope was ever even thought about. why are we so far behind the times?
ropes and cordage have moved into the new ages and now we have a much better selection to pick from
for me it used ta be the old 16 strand spliced rope with the old fashioned samson prussic cord, same set-up as above just a lot thicker,more weight,and no heat resistance.
splices have been around before braided rope was ever even thought about. why are we so far behind the times? for me it used ta be the old 16 strand spliced rope with the old fashioned samson prussic cord, same set-up as above just a lot thicker,more weight,and no heat resistance.
