Prusik loops.

[Al Duffill]

Hey, does anyone still climb on a prusik loop/hitch? 
In my opinion I feel it’s a useful hitch to learn on and start climbing, which I did, then progressed to Blake’s, followed by the same with tending pulley, then switched to VT/SRT, the rest is history ( rope wrench, bulldog, rope runner), never went back to prusik or blakes. 

I find it hard to watch my much younger talented climbers still on a prusik and don’t want to change! X
 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

In answer to your first sentence (a question) yes, I do.

 

[Dan Maynard]

Nutter

[peds]

I was, but only because I'm too cheap to pay full price for anything. Then a zigzag came along at 50% of the usual price and I've never looked back.

I still prusik up and around things occasionally though. 

[Dan Maynard]

I was cheap too, but I had a go on a hitchclimber pulley on my climbing course and pretty immediately switched over. Still climb on it.

 

SRT is easier on my elbows and shoulders, and a rope runner is cheaper than the physio so I've dug deep and got one of those as well.

[Mick Dempsey]

I use the ZZ occasionally, but the self tending pisses me off.

 

[Mark Bolam]

It’s no fun unless you’re struggling like buggery is it?

[Mick Dempsey]

Next time I’m back in the UK I’m going to Marlow Ropes and getting me some Multiplat. Loved that stuff!

 

Finish my career as I started.

[Al Duffill]

The reason I “evolved” hitches and devices was to save my body so I could climb for many more years, as Dan said, to make things easier on myself. Every time I switched I found climbing became the next level up, apart from the ART, didn’t get on with that. I was watching one of our younger climbers having to advance with two hands, on the rope and hitch, and just thought how awkward and inefficient it is, I try and educate our climbers but it ain’t happening, I shudder to think of their reaction when I show them a foot ascender!!

 

Some of you guys are tight arses, a zig zag at 50% off, was it one of the recalls?😆👍

[Mick Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, Al Duffill said:

The reason I “evolved” hitches and devices was to save my body so I could climb for many more years, as Dan said, to make things easier on myself. Every time I switched I found climbing became the next level up, apart from the ART, didn’t get on with that. I was watching one of our younger climbers having to advance with two hands, on the rope and hitch, and just thought how awkward and inefficient it is, I try and educate our climbers but it ain’t happening, I shudder to think of their reaction when I show them a foot ascender!!

 

Some of you guys are tight arses, a zig zag at 50% off, was it one of the recalls?😆👍

How old is your ‘muchly saved’ body?