Climbing Pulleys attach via girth hitch or basket hitch via sling?

[hesslemount]

When attaching any climbing pulley as your anchor point is it better to girth or basket hitch when anchoring to a horizontal branch where the basket hitch won’t slip? I’m informed that a basket hitch retains the greatest percentage of the anchor sling’s SWL compared to the usual girth hitch. Obviously anchoring to poles you’d need a girth hitch to stop slippage. 

[Ledburyjosh]

I'm assuming this pulley is attached to a sling and that's the bit you are asking about.

 

Girth hitches give 50-80% of rated strength of a sling, dependent on a few variables like friction.

Basket gives close to 200% of strength.

 

So yes the basket is considerably stronger.

 

Girth hitch will be plenty strong enough.

 

 

So choose which ever your happy with.

 

 

[Mr. Squirrel]

If you’re using a sling, carabiner and a pulley then using a basket hitch may result in improper loading of the carabiner. 

[Mark Bolam]

Girth every time, just use strong enough slings.

[Stubby]

7 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Girth every time, just use strong enough slings.

Or strong enough pants 🙂