Bradley Ford
ArboristSite Lurker
or Why did you pick your hitch?
I'd like to know that the hitch I climb with is the safest climbing hitch available. Unfortunately, I don't know how to define a safe hitch well enough to make objective comparisons. My best guess at the safest hitch (for a dynamic rope system) is a 5-3 Blake's, but this is only based on learning that Peter Jenkins uses this hitch at his open-to-the-public climbing sessions. My guess is that Peter picked the safest hitch for use in that safety-first environment. I realize that the Blake's does not perform in some ways as well as other hitches, but I'm willing to sacrifice performance (if I must) for safety.
I'd like to hear why you chose your hitch, especially if you can persuade me that your hitch is safer than the 5-3 Blake's.
I'd like to know that the hitch I climb with is the safest climbing hitch available. Unfortunately, I don't know how to define a safe hitch well enough to make objective comparisons. My best guess at the safest hitch (for a dynamic rope system) is a 5-3 Blake's, but this is only based on learning that Peter Jenkins uses this hitch at his open-to-the-public climbing sessions. My guess is that Peter picked the safest hitch for use in that safety-first environment. I realize that the Blake's does not perform in some ways as well as other hitches, but I'm willing to sacrifice performance (if I must) for safety.
I'd like to hear why you chose your hitch, especially if you can persuade me that your hitch is safer than the 5-3 Blake's.