Backup line when spiking.

[MattyF]

Rope wrench means you can use a hitch on a single line. Tied with a bow line and long tail makes it retrievable for repositioning with big chogs as well.

[Rich Rule]

What he said . ^^^

[stihlmadasever]

Ive seen a grigri been used in a single line application for descent instead of a hitch.Ive never tried this so ive no idea if a grigri is rated for such an application.

[Mark Wileman]

Ive seen a grigri been used in a single line application for descent instead of a hitch.Ive never tried this so ive no idea if a grigri is rated for such an application.

 

That's not a bad idea. Only trouble with the grigri is the lever can easily get caught up in a mess of biners/equipment/other lines... But its a lot stronger and tidier than a prussik for sure. Thanks

[stihlmadasever]

That's not a bad idea. Only trouble with the grigri is the lever can easily get caught up in a mess of biners/equipment/other lines... But its a lot stronger and tidier than a prussik for sure. Thanks

 

If your mainline is chokered around the stem with a bowline or a biner then as you ascend the grigri would be kinda hangin loose but your flipline is your point of contact,the grigri would only be tightend against the biner/bowline as a safety precaution incase you gaff out while using the saw or need to descend in an emergency.

[Wolfie]

Rope wrench means you can use a hitch on a single line. Tied with a bow line and long tail makes it retrievable for repositioning with big chogs as well.

 

 

Same here

 

 

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[Mark Wileman]

update now I've actually spent a few days on poles, rather than in front of my computer googling setups!

I choke my mainline around the stem with a pulley so its easy to flip up with your flip line.

I then just have my standard drt friction hitch that's always on my rope (I use the knut), and tie off a fig 8 device underneath it. Fig 8 stops the hitch binding up when loaded with ky weight and allows quick descent to next work position (having a long tail on the choked off line then means it falls down to you easily because of the pulley.

[Joe Newton]

How are you attaching your pulley to the main line?

[Mark Wileman]

mid line alpine butterfly or marlin spike then a biner to the pulley that's caught the other side of the rope. Mid line knot so I can adjust tail to next work position/ground when descending.

 

[Mark Wileman]

I mean, I'm probably cross loading the pulley thnking about it...