treeimagineers hitch climber

[Rich Rule]

Following you now. I prefer a splice but once upon a time a silky made contact near splice and heh ho it had to go.

 

I do use a bowline but tie off with a yosemite and make the loop large enough so as the hitch is not interfered with.

[Pete Mctree]

Please be carefull Rich, the top of the knot is so so close to the hitch.

[Rich Rule]

Please be carefull Rich, the top of the knot is so so close to the hitch.

 

That rope has been retired after a groundy cut it in half... all spliced up at the moment until another unexpected meeting with mr silky.

 

I think that the picture is a bit misleading, angle an all. the hitch is about an inch below the bowline.

 

But yes it is something that every one should be aware of when using the HC.

[broadsword]

cant say ive ever experienced any problems in the years that ive been using the h.c. although i use a much longer friction knot than those pictured. it is however classed as a 'misconfiguration' so splices are a defo preference.

[RobRainford]

Does the hc always have to have two crabs in the two holes? I've used a petzl William pear carabiner and there's enough room to have both the friction hitch, the HC and also the spliced eye. Just as a way of eliminating metalwork?

 

I've climbed on a knut for a while so not needed to use mine. But I'm thinking of trying the vt. I've tried it a bit but had no proper usage so can't compare it.

[broadsword]

Does the hc always have to have two crabs in the two holes? I've used a petzl William pear carabiner and there's enough room to have both the friction hitch, the HC and also the spliced eye. Just as a way of eliminating metalwork?

 

I've climbed on a knut for a while so not needed to use mine. But I'm thinking of trying the vt. I've tried it a bit but had no proper usage so can't compare it.

 

you could well get away with just using a small micro pulley then. the hitch climber is designed so that the components that build the climbing system are pulling inline with one another to eliminate unnecessary/uneven karabinar loading. to use it any other way would defeat the purpose of the tool!

[Jamie]

I tried using a micro pully and never got on with it, using the hitch climber has been a revelation.

 

at first i used a single oval below and a HMS above, now it's two ovals and works a treat

 

Jamie

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I am going to have to get one or two of the lads to show me this bit of kit at capel in april, it seems to make sense, just need convincing! i hate superflous kit!