work positioning

[Mac McLennan]

5m Split Tail and Prussic (also old school)

[Syd]

Hello,

 

Has anyone tried tying a Michoacan hitch around a 12mm lanyard with a 120cm piece of 8mm Beeline; then tying the ends in a Sliding Double Fisherman's knot and dressing the combination; then placing the small loop formed by the Sliding Double Fisherman's knot between the fixed cheeks of a Petzl Fixe, or similar hitch-tending pulley, and fixing it with a DMM Ultra-O or similar karabiner? It makes a very neat little package.

 

This combination might improve the orientation of the load on the karabiner, over tying the two separate legs of the hitch to it, but I'm no expert.

 

I tried it with a Distel hitch and some 8mm Liros at first, and it worked well.

 

Ocean Polyester was a bit too stiff.

 

The Sliding Double Fisherman's knot is more difficult to complete if you start with 120cm of hitch cord.

 

I use a four wrap coil on the Michoacan hitch, which fits well with 120cm of cord.

 

I think this combination could also be used as a main climbing system.

 

I'd be grateful for any thoughts. Apologies if everyone's been doing this for years.

[Paul Smith]

10m of tachyon in a small siverbull hipbag with an artpositioner

 

10m XTC Plus (my old line) with an art positioner. I would have a soft link in your system though what ever you use.

[Tommy_B]

how do you stop it all coming out the bag?

 

I have a little prussik that just holds the remainder in the hip bag till you need to pull it through. Doesn't work too badly.

[Paul Smith]

Not trying to derail this thread but what do you reckon is the best bag, thinking about the chili bag?

[old snake]

Not trying to derail this thread but what do you reckon is the best bag, thinking about the chili bag?

 

I use a small silver bull hip bag. Really like it but not tried any others to compare it to.

 

I use 10m of mammut supersafe on a cinch. Love it:biggrin:

[paddyvero]

I use 8m of marlow gecko with a distel and micro pulley, using samson ice cord. Then I have the excess in a silverbull small hip bag, i really like it.

[treewizard]

got a pic of that old snake?

[old snake]

Not a great one,i'll sort you one out for tomorrow mate

[John Shutler]

10m XTC Plus (my old line) with an art positioner. I would have a soft link in your system though what ever you use.

 

umm why? the rope is as easy to cut as a soft link