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59 minutes ago, Andrew McEwan said:

Tie a double overhand on itself for a lanyard termination knot, and try a distel hitch with a micro pulley to adjust lanyard length.

Hi Andrew,

 

I'm not sure exactly what you are responding to here. Is this recommendation supposed to be an improvement over the Blake's hitch I have been using? If so, what advantages does it have?

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Ah, got it now.

I've been using a figure of 8 for the termination where it meets the harness. I can see that the doubled overhand knot would be more compact. For some reason I was visualising the doubled overhand on the other end of the line, as a stopper knot on the tail - this makes more sense now.

Is this what you have in mind?

 

 

I have been using the figure of 8 loop, as that was what I was taught previously when caving. I've not seen a doubled overhand used before.



I have seen the micro-pully setups for slack tending, and they look very neat. I presume you can use much finer line for the pulley lanyard, as it isn't ever load bearing?

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I think you mean thinner line for the friction hitch, it's all load bearing but most people use between 8 to 10mm. In your boat I'd post on here looking for a local instructor that'll do you a 1 day one on one run through on climbing, it'll all become clear very quickly, and keep you from some obvious mishaps, then get youself on the full courses if still keen.

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I went out climbing again yesterday afternoon, and had a good session. 

I went quite a bit higher, now that I have got more confident working the ropes, and I practiced moving around the tree, and going out onto limbs with my weight in the harness. I also experimented with using the secondary line and a second anchor point to get into various positions, as though for working on limbs. I was amazed by how secure and stable the system was with two anchor points.

 

The other good point is that my hands are already substantially tougher, after a few days of working the ropes. I was out for an hour with no gloves, and while hands felt a bit raw at the end there were no blisters.

 

So far I have been working on just one tree - I'm going to try some different ones at the weekend.

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Where are you based bud, i want to start rec climbing with some others to help progress my knowledge.
new to trees but not ropes ( rock climber)
now using a hitch climber setup with knee and foot ascenders. addictive fun and have done a few bits with a silky and a top handle after a few months of rec climbing.
just bought a big shot so i can get the rope into some bigger trees.
Rope wrench next to move to SRT too.

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I'm based near Canterbury, in Kent. Bit far from Hertfordshire, unfortunately!
 
I'd like to find some rec climbers as well. Turns out this is a lot of fun :D
 
 



Hey man just seen this post. I'm only down the road near Ashford if you want to rec climb or chat gear/knots whatever.

I get all my gear from jones or honeys
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