ascending with hitch climber

[Nick Waring]

thanks for the replies folks, any input is really appreciated. If you watch the video the climbers feet are in contact with the trunk as he ascends. Imagine his top anchor was away out on a limb and he couldn't come into contact with the trunk/tree at all (like a spider dangling on one strand). That's what I was finding difficult to do (ie with no contact with the tree).

 

footlock the tail, or buy a pantin and use that on the tail.

[Spikey]

make the time mate..time invested into your body should be a priority

 

 

 

 

Good point well put I'll have to give the rugby a miss one saturday

[Rich Rule]

or you could give this method a try...

 

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[OlaBola]

thanks everyone.different bits of gear=different techniques ,got some good ideas to play with

[ledders666]

how about this idea, it is simple and easy with the prussik, but you can make it self feed for crown work, whilst being able to aasend on it easyily

[Rupe]

You need to tidy that workshop mate! Jees what a mess!

[alex_m]

ledders- that's a cool idea, it should work really well with the hitchclimber/vt too.

[Rupe]

Its really not necessary with the hitchclimber cos the tail of you rrope attaches directly to the hitch climber, thats the whole point of it.

[DrewB]

if you havent got a pantin, then you could just make a half hitch and put your foot in it. Think its called the 'poor mans pantin' your weight will hold the half hitch closed but as you move yor foot up, the half hitch wil open.

[Will Hinchliffe]

how about this idea, it is simple and easy with the prussik, but you can make it self feed for crown work, whilst being able to aasend on it easyily

 

I think thats called the merrist wood ring method. I have tried it but didnt like it.

 

Try out ditching the little white prussik and clipping the blue crab into the eye of your rope. Try this with the eye and the prussik both clipped to the same crab. I used to do this but with a blakes hitch instead of a prussik and quite liked it.