Anchor Bridge Climbing System

[Rachis]

I was hoping around youtube, looking for new methods of climbing, an found an awesome variation of mine, I thought it was worth sharing.

 

YouTube - Anchor Bridge Climbing System

 

I use a piece of throwline above my fishermans, with a dog snap on it to hold my micro pulley in place, below my distel. With an extra eye to eye on my biener, with another biener on that. To add more length per pull, I might have to draw up some pictures, it is tough to explain.

Same mechanic as the video though, don't need to pull slack at all.

[Tommy_B]

That works the same as the O rig system then? Looks like it. Interesting video.

[RobRainford]

another way of doing this is to just add a 50cm sling between you and your HC/VT system, then it works the same way for ascending, for working you just clip the bottom carabiner back to your bridge

[Rachis]

It's a not very known way of climbing in these parts, I have only met 2 other guys in my area who use this technique, sounds Europe is much more advanced in the art.

It blew me away, is the O rig any different?

[Mark Bolam]

another way of doing this is to just add a 50cm sling between you and your HC/VT system, then it works the same way for ascending, for working you just clip the bottom carabiner back to your bridge

 

Spot on Rob, and much simpler.

[Tommy_B]

The principle is the same but its done with a little ropeman ascender and a vt with the rope going through a revolver clipped to your harness and back up to the bottom of the hitchclimber. The rope man keeps the VT still and means that it can be moved nearer of further to you in much the same way as in your video. Tom

[DrewB]

for the o rig i find a little prussic works better than the ropeman, the ropeman can slide out of reach

[toprotter]

This works for me simple ,only have to pull chord down or up and undo the green gate to ascend/branch walk in etc

But I guess that's what some of you are using/mean..?

[Tommy_B]

Maybe I'm being thick Toprotter, but what purpose does the small cord serve? You could have the same effect with the VT set up normally and just the sleeved part on or off depending on the length you require? Or am I missing something?

[toprotter]

Tommy-B

The cord pulls the micro pulley chasing up the hitch tending the slack so I don't have to pull through the slack thus enabling arm over arm ascent without the pause or the need of groundy tending.

The sleeved part stays connected its just the green carib that shorten's or extends that part.

So If i didn't have the chord I would still be able to arm over arm under the hitch but would have to pause to tend......

I hope that makes sense?