Self retreiveving redirect

[rafregtgunner]

Just on my dismantling course this week and got shown a self retrieving redirect. Thought it was pretty good so I get a photo of it and upload it. Anyone else got any good redirects?

This one uses a friction hitch and a throwline to retrieve it from the ground.

[Steve Bullman]

throwline attached to a micro pulley that pulls the hitch off? that the one?

[rafregtgunner]

Na it's a piece of rope etc hung over the branch with a double pulley on a bina. A piece of friction cord is on the rope on the otherside of the branch and then connects into the bina. A dog clip or similar is above the friction hitch. So once you finish you can pull the friction hitch off the rope with the throw line and it slides down your climbing line on the pulley.

[Ben]

So what stops your friction hitch from sliding of the end of the rope when you have your weight on the redirect?

 

I know the chance is very slim but it could happen.

[rafregtgunner]

Good point well presented!

I'll have to double check how it was setup but I think the way it loads goes onto the double pulley, it's not really pulling on the friction hitch.